One of my favorite stories about Alpha Centauri was from a person on the PA forums called Wallhitter:<p><i>I learned the word Atrocity from Sid Meier&#x27;s Alpha Centauri</i><p><i>My dad and I had a horrible discussion in the car about the word, eventually.</i><p><i>&quot;Dad, what&#x27;s an atrocity?&quot;</i><p><i>&quot;It&#x27;s when someone does a horrible thing to a lot of people&quot;</i><p><i>&quot;...but sometimes they&#x27;re necessary, right?&quot;</i><p><i>&quot;...&quot;</i>