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2.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to read but not very useful, November 14, 2001
This review is from: Sid Meier's Civilization III (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)
I used to think this book could tell me some "Strategy" of how to win this game in different difficulty levels, while this book is not such a book, although to read it is quite relaxable. Almost all the content of this book can be found in the cyclopedia of the game which is very convenient to check when you are playing the game. This is just another vesion of the cyclopedia. The begining part may not be in the cyclopedia, but can mostly be found in the Instruction Manual. SO if you want to know the game but not play it, just buy this book; while if you wanna play it, no need to buy the book.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Expanded Instruction Manual - Little Strategy, November 21, 2002
This review is from: Sid Meier's Civilization III (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)
I bought this manual hoping to quickly get up to speed with the new game. I knew enough to play at the more basic levels but wanted tips on how to improve my playing level. What I found in this book was a nicely complete instruction manual, and very little in the way of strategies, tips, etc. While I did read the book cover to cover and learned a few rules and features that I was unaware of beforehand, it did little to improve my level of play. This is a very complex game, and knowing a few basic tips/tricks can be immensely helpful. Most of the tricks I've learned came from extensive playing (it's easy to get [pulled] into this game) and message boards online - Yahoo groups, civfanatics, etc. If you have money to burn and want a comprehensive instruction manual buy this book. If you are looking to improve your level of play, you won't find it here.
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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not very helpful and sometimes misleading, December 11, 2001
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This review is from: Sid Meier's Civilization III (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)
This strategy guide is not very helpful at all. It contains little useful information, and some incorrect information. For example, it says that one needs 80,000 culture points for a cultural victory when in fact one needs 100,000 points. A buyer has a right to expect that people who write strategy guides will at least know the rules.
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