Civilization: 25 years, 33M copies sold, 1B hours played, and 66 versions
I highly prefer Colonization to all the Civilization episodes I have played. Colonization feels more focused, more tangible, and yet still manages to be a great management game with credible threats with multiple parties: natives trying to fight back for their land, other European powers trying to establish successful colonies on their own, and ultimately the royal power you will fight against to secure your Freedom. The tension gets really high, really quick. And there is no &quot;shortcut&quot; you can take to have a technological advance versus your enemies.