Hello there. I've been gone for quite some time, but I've rediscovered this site a little while ago, and I'm glad to be back.
Something I've often thought about when playing Civ II, is what could have happened if, say, the Japanese had first attacked, say, Guam or the Aleutians first, instead of Hawaii, or if the Confederacy had held out on its own during the Civil War.....and many other things.
TBH, I've always found the Civilization series to be the perfect alternate history game.
What is alternate history, you might ask? Well, for those of you who aren't familiar with this sort of thing, it's basically the idea of looking back at history and asking, "What If....?". Like what if the Germans had won WWI, or if the C.S.A. had won the Civil War and not the Union, and stuff like that.
I've personally been a connoisseur of AH both famous and obscure; well known stuff such as Harry Turtledove's "Timeline-191" series, and more obscure stuff such as Robert Sobel's "For Want of a Nail" from 1971(one of my all time favorites. ;)), and lots of stuff in between.
I'd like to hear from other fans of this genre. What have you heard of, and what do you like? Any favorites(or works you're not so fond of) in particular? :)
Something I've often thought about when playing Civ II, is what could have happened if, say, the Japanese had first attacked, say, Guam or the Aleutians first, instead of Hawaii, or if the Confederacy had held out on its own during the Civil War.....and many other things.
TBH, I've always found the Civilization series to be the perfect alternate history game.
What is alternate history, you might ask? Well, for those of you who aren't familiar with this sort of thing, it's basically the idea of looking back at history and asking, "What If....?". Like what if the Germans had won WWI, or if the C.S.A. had won the Civil War and not the Union, and stuff like that.
I've personally been a connoisseur of AH both famous and obscure; well known stuff such as Harry Turtledove's "Timeline-191" series, and more obscure stuff such as Robert Sobel's "For Want of a Nail" from 1971(one of my all time favorites. ;)), and lots of stuff in between.
I'd like to hear from other fans of this genre. What have you heard of, and what do you like? Any favorites(or works you're not so fond of) in particular? :)