Off Topic DO NOT BUY CIV 3

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mac5732: Battle Realms is a really slick game. Very high production values and quite good. Purchase it for your son! Though I guess this advice came too late.

Regarding Civ3:

It's simply not worth playing in its current state. I won't speak for what the Gold Edition might be like a year from now, but all indications are that this is a game full of sound and fury signifying nothing.