4x means what?

[Montana_Mike]

I have played this type of game for years, but I do not know what the '4x' stands for when discribing '4x games'. Can anyone help me out?

[Baal]

Expand, explore, (something), exterminate. Or something similar to that. Basically it refers to games where you build and do all that stuff (planets, territory, relations, story) yourself.

[Baron Munchausen]

I think it's shorthand for the operations you have to carry out to play the game:

eXplore the universe
eXpand your empire
eXploit resources
eXterminate the enemy

[Montana_Mike]

Thanks. That make sense.

Hmm, it must be a "new" term to help refine game classifications. "New" being less than 1-2 years. Tsk, tsk, tsk. This younger generation is passing me by. ;>

[Zanthor]

I figured 4X meant that this is a 4th generation game. EI SE4

[disabled]

Did anyone hear about MOO3's new thing. they are saying they'll add 'eXperiance' to the 4x formula

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