Tournament - poll.

1v1 just isn't fun on poorly designed maps or in marathon games...

Well, you're also suggesting that there should only be 2 players, without any AI or other options... What's the point of Civ then?

You can play with three, you know. In "Horn of the Abyss".

You can.

Considering the problems that arose when trying to get people to play Talisman, it's not any easier.

Are you talking about technical issues? Well, I don't know, I haven't tried it. Maybe it is, but it seemed to me that the creators of Civ are less clumsy in this regard.

The third game is objectively the best.

Only the second one, and only on hardcore difficulty!