.TheCivilizationseries has had plenty of time to grow.

Debuting in 1991, it’s lasted 34 years and counting.

Civilization 7 is out, and folks are fairly mixed on it.

A cinematic of the Pyramids as seen in Civilization 4

Here are our thoughts on whether it’s worth the asking price.

But which Civilization game has the most civs?

And what’s the deal with the ones that have more leaders than civs?

Civilization 7 feature image of an official screenshot of a snowy empire

Via: Sid Meier’s Civilization 6

We’re tackling those queries right here.

Oh, and in case it needs to be said, we’re focusing on the mainline games only!

Civilization

The originalCivilization, released in September 1991, sported14 civs.

Original Civilization game Frederick of Germany

Civilization II

Civilization IIlaunched inMarch 1996.

These expansionsadded further civilizationsto the “vanilla” version’s count, bringing things up to31civs in full.

Here’s a complete guide to the new diplomacy system in Civilization 7.

Civilization 2’s city screen

Furthermore,some civs had more than one leader available.

Civilization V

WithCivilization VinSeptember 2010, the devs went back to basics,removing the multiple-leader aspect.

That’s not to say Civ 5 was a stripped-down game ingeneral.

Brussels on the Civilization 3 play map

The number of civs jumped up to43by the timethe two expansionshad released.

Civilization VI

Few among us could have anticipatedCivilization VI’s incredibly robust post-launch support.

The game made its debut inOctober 2016, bumping those four-to-five-year hiatuses between mainline releases to six.

Civilization 7 image showing Friedrich.

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A map of Civilization 4

Civilization V with the Vox Populi Mod

swordsmen besiege jerusalem with the help of a battering ram in civilization 6.

Waset in Civilization 7 along a river

Cleopatra of Egypt in Sid Meiers Civilization 6

Via: Sid Meier’s Civilization 6

Three Images Of The Main Key Art From Manor Lords, Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, And Stellaris.

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