Civilization is one of those gaming blindspots I've regretted for years and years. Despite always picking up the games in Steam sales, for whatever reason, I just never seemed to get around to it, allowing them to languish in my backlog unattended and neglected.

I lucked out with a review assignment for Civilization VI for Xbox One, effectively forcing me to give it a try. It went a little bit beyond merely giving it a try. I became hopelessly addicted, seeing vast chunks of time disappear into a Civilization-shaped hole.