Customer Reviews

Sid Meier's Civilization III (Prima's Official Strategy Guide)

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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.

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.

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.

This book does not discuss strategy at all. Just describes the game, units, technologies etc. The manual and online help are more comprehensive. Good for the absolute beginner.

First of all, if you visit Internet game sites often, don't buy it. You'll find more here for free than in the book. However, if you can't be online much, read on.

This book is for beginners and intermediate players still finding their way around. It contains nothing that isn't in the manual but the layout is more logical (the tables are in the subject areas and not the appendix) and the prose is more accessible. Although there are no real secrets or brilliant strategies in it, the tips are helpful. In short, if you want a nice quick reference, get it. Otherwise, save your money.

There isn't much in this book to make it worth buying. A few tips, most of which you'd learn on your own after playing one game of Civ3. I consult the manual more than I do this book when playing. Skip this book and use the money to buy caffeinated drinks so you can play Civ3 all night long.

I brought it online without taking a look at it before. It is useless, save you money.

Some of the earlier guides offered usefull stratagies for the rooky and experienced gamer, this is less usefull that the game maual. Don't waste your money. This has the feel of a book rushed to publication, and plagiarized (not really, it just has that feel) from the rule book. There isn't anything in the way of truly creative strategy to this book and the game deserves a much better guide, especailly since this is the most complex game to date (*****).

This book is a complete waste of time and money. Not only can the information be found in the manual, or the internet, the info is often WRONG!! Avoid it!

Wrong info. Bad strategies. No real useful tips you couldn't find simply by reading the manual.

Utter waste.