Many polls and lists of the best computer games ever developed have, at various times, listed several of the games in the series, often at #1. The game was originally inspired by a Board Game, and has since spawned two others. The original game was developed in 1991 by Sid Meier, and there have been five direct sequels as of October 21, 2016, numerous expansion packs, and many spin-offs ( Sid Meier�s Alpha Centauri, Colonization, Civilization: Call to Power, Civilization: Beyond Earth), as well as the much simplified Civilization Revolution for home consoles, the Nintendo DS and iPhone, Civ World for Facebook, and the MMO Civilization Online. Civilization is a popular '4X' Long Runner game series.
