The largest game of Civ gets underway and the guys waste no time in finding each other. Sjin warns Rythian of war and Duncan offers Lewis an early peace offering.
Duncan can't cope with the prices these days and Tom steals some great city names. We learn how Duncan's civilization have learned to cope without written language.
Tension builds as people start to concentrate a bit more and Rythian is ruled by his balls. Sjin is gradually dropping out of the game. Can he recover?
Zoey has some bad news for Duncan and tries to cut her losses with the others. Ben is getting frustrated that he could stop Lewis, if only he could reach him.
Strife wants a meaningless friendship and Zoey had some dying words to remind the guys how they are not stopping Lewis. However, Ben has some other plans for Lewis.
Ben steals some oil from Duncan just as Duncan feels like he's stuck with nowhere to go. Duncan loses more horses than he has so Ben shows his generous side.
Duncan ends the alliance with Lewis with a risky move, but is soon wanting peace again. Strife can't understand why Lewis hasn't wiped him out yet and no one will be stealing from Datlof.
Lewis misses having a friend in Duncan and Strife has trouble stopping Hong Kong from pillaging him. As Duncan lines up to take Wellington to the further disappointment of Lewis, Lewis takes his revenge.
Strife is struggling to hold on to his cities and Lewis gets some helicopters. Ben is fighting on two fronts, as well as fighting the interface and lag.
The game kicks up a notch as Duncan brings nuclear bombs into the equation. Lewis kicks him where it hurts while Ben is forced to nuke his own capital. Meanwhile, Tom is just waiting in his bunker.