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Civilization III: Play the World, released in 2002, is the first expansion pack for the award winning game Civilization III. Play the World added more civilizations, a new multiplayer feature, new Wonders of the World, new units and new game modes, including elimination, regicide, and capture the princess.

Play the World (PTW) was generally poorly received. The main feature, multiplayer, was extremely buggy and slow. Most issues were worked out in the second expansion, Conquests, which led many to regard Conquests as the expansion that Play the World was supposed to have been. However, the new civilizations were generally well received.

One of the major features of Play the World was a "turnless game mode," a new concept never used in the previous versions of the Civilization series. The game mode allowed a sort of mixture between turn-based and real time gameplay. Although the concept was good on paper, it never actually worked very well and many online players experienced Out of sync issues along with others. Little support from Firaxis and the sundry other issues resulted in the gamemode not returning in Civilization IV.

Play the World can be found along with the original Civilization III on Civilization III: Gold Edition. Civilization III: Play the World is also found on the Conquests expansion.

New civilizations[]

Civilization Leader Qualities Starting Advances Special Unit Capital
Arabic
Arabic
Abu Bakr Religious, Expansionist Ceremonial Burial
Ceremonial Burial

Pottery
Pottery

Ansar Warrior
Ansar Warrior
Mecca
Carthaginian
Carthaginian
Hannibal Commercial, Industrious Alphabet
Alphabet

Masonry
Masonry

Numidian Mercenary
Numidian Mercenary
Carthage
Celtic
Celtic
Brennus Religious, Militaristic Ceremonial Burial
Ceremonial Burial

Warrior Code
Warrior Code

Gallic Swordsman
Gallic Swordsman
Entremont
Korean
Korean
Wang Kon Commercial, Scientific Alphabet
Alphabet

Bronze Working
Bronze Working

Hwacha
Hwacha
Seoul
Mongol
Mongol
Temujin Militaristic, Expansionist Warrior Code
Warrior Code

Masonry
Masonry

Keshik
Keshik
Karakorum
Ottoman
Ottoman
Osman Industrious, Scientific Masonry
Masonry

Bronze Working
Bronze Working

Sipahi
Sipahi
Istanbul
Spanish
Spanish
Isabella Religious, Commercial Ceremonial Burial
Ceremonial Burial

Alphabet
Alphabet

Conquistador
Conquistador
Madrid
Viking
Viking
Ragnar Lodbrok Militaristic, Expansionist Warrior Code
Warrior Code

Pottery
Pottery

Berserk
Berserk
Trondheim

Other new features[]

New buildings[]

New improvements[]

New worker actions[]

New wonders[]

New game modes[]

New units[]

Videos[]

Civilization_III-_Play_the_World_Intro_Movie

Civilization III- Play the World Intro Movie

Intro for Civilization III: Play the World

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