Realms Beyond Civilization

Welcome to Realms Beyond Civilization!
We're a community, not a clan, that are spreading across the traditional lines of game title and who are like-minded on several key points...
... to seek challenge and fun, not simply 'high score' or 'the most elite stuff!'
... to excel is virtue
... to look to become friends with those you play with
... to treat others with respect, whether you agree with them or not
... to steadfastly avoid cheating

Read On ... especially those new to Realms Beyond

May/23/2013 - Here at realms beyond, we still have a very active community on our forums, with Pitboss, PBEM, and Adventure games still going strong, so I would encourage you to go over there. We will be renovating our front page here soon, so keep checking back for updates.

15/11/2010 - Our first FFH2 Adventure is now open. Both "n" and "o" saves are included in the save folder. Enjoy!

3/5/2010 - T-hawk is sponsoring Adventure 45 - Hannibal's Muse. The game is open, but you must email T-hawk to get your save file.

15/02/10 - Adventure 43 - An Otherwordly Experience is now open! It's a modded game that should provide very different gameplay from what you're used to!

08/07/09 - This is Sparta!!!! (Insert photoshopped image here). Or, even better, this is Epic Twenty-five - This... Is... Sparta!, which is always war and opens today.

18/05/09 - Oops! If you've been watching the forum, then you've already seen that Adventure Thirty-seven - Seven Tribes of Egypt is now open. If you're just catching that today, don't despair- it looks like this game should play quickly, so you still have a chance to participate!

26/01/09 - Looking for a quick snack between turns of Epic Twenty-four, or something to do while you're waiting for the next Epic? Adventure Thirty-five - Mach Five is now open, and might be just what you're looking for!

05/01/09 - Epic Twenty-four - Pax Americana is now open! There have been a few changes to the rules page since they were originally posted. They are all clarifications or typo fixes, no core rule changes, but keep in mind that the page has been updated. Enjoy!

21/12/08 - T-hawk has announced Epic Twenty-four - Pax Americana. It will be opening this coming Monday, but we have the information up now so that you can look over the scoring and scenario information before the game starts. This was a lot of fun in it's Civ 3 version, so I hope you'll take the time to play this one. We're letting it run for 10 weeks so that everyone who wants to participate should be able to. Please keep an eye on the forum thread for rules clarifications and updates so that everyone's starting on the same page.

Since we didn't have any new games to open, I didn't update the site to announce closing dates. If you've played any recent games and haven't reported on them yet, I'm sure there are people at the forums who would love to read them.

08/09/08 - We will be moving servers in the near future, so it's possible that you won't be able to access the site during that period of time. So, you might want to save the rules and download the file of our next game- Adventure Thirty-three - Ditchdigger now, even if you weren't planning to start playing right away. It's also reporting day for Adventure Thirty-two - Friendly Takeover, so go ahead and get your reports in. If our downtime is extended or comes before the reporting window is closed, we may extend it. Keep an eye on the forums for more information.

25/08/08 - Results are up for Epic Fifteen - Colonization and Adventure Thirty-one - Speed Racer. We should have another game opening this week, so if you're interested, keep your eyes open for another update over the next day or so.

04/08/08 - Would the ancients ever have made anything of themselves if they would have had corporations, or would they have spent all day at meetings and forgotten to build archers? Now, you will get to find out! Today is opening day for Adventure Thirty-two - Friendly Takeover. It's also closing day for Epic Fifteen - Colonization, so feel free to post your reports in the reporting forum.

09/06/08 - Epic Twenty - Bakumatsu opens today. Can you help the Japanese avoid stagnation?

26/03/08 - We're having another midweek opening this week for Adventure Twenty-eight - The Dutch Masters. It's a gentle adventure focused on culture. Will you be the next Rembrandt?

25/02/08 - Contrary to previous reports, today is not Presidents' Day here in the USA. However, it is opening day for Epic Eighteen - Honest Abe. Reporting is open for Epic Seventeen - Gourmet Menu, and the results pages are all up-to-date.

Adventure Twenty-six - Holiday Surprise closed last week, and the results should be up on the site soon. Also, there's still one more week to go for Epic Seventeen - Gourmet Menu; probably not enough time to cook something new, but you might want to be adding the final few seasonings to your games.

16/01/08 - Sullla is sponsoring Epic Seventeen - Gourmet Menu. You will get to pick your entree for this meal! Hopefully that will be perfect with our lighter 2008 schedule. Please note that you will need to email Sullla to sign up, and that the game will open on a Wednesday, not a Monday. Enjoy!

28/12/07 - Sullla has put together a little something for you - Adventure Twenty-six - Holiday Surprise has been wrapped, and the package is in the mail! Tracking indicates that it should be delivered on Tuesday, January 1st (that's right, holiday delivery at no extra charge!). What's inside the package, you ask? Well, you'll just have to wait until you open it up to see!

27/11/07 - STOP THE PRESSES! We want everyone to be aware that Epic Fifteen is currently on hold due to a game-destroying bug. As sooooo states in this thread:

It appears there is a significant bug to the 3.13 patch regarding colonies that neither myself or Sullla were aware of. Namely: If a civ has been wiped out then a new colony will assume the status of the wiped out civ (i.e. at war with the civ to wipe out the previous one). If you wipe out a civ, and create a new colony, it will not be at war with you but any vassals/previous colonies you have will be at war with you (and break free from you). If any AI creates a colony it and its vassal will become at war with you and your vassals (or whoever wiped out the extinct civ). Also any cities you own that belonged to the now extinct civ will yearn to join the motherland of the new colony. Basically this stops you having more than one colony without losing your previous ones, hence ruining the epic.

Because of that, we have decided to put Epic Fifteen on hold for the time being until we have determined the best way to move forward with this idea. When and if the game is restarted, it will be on a new map with a new save. We're sorry to any of you who have spent significant time playing this one already, but there is no fix available that would still allow us to provide players with comparable playing experience.

Sullla has put together Epic Sixteen - Something Fishy, which will open right away and run through the end of the year. We hope that you like sushi!

08/10/07 - Finally, the patch is here! Now, where were we? That's right, Adventure Twenty-four - It's a Wonderful Life and Epic Fourteen - Boudica the Great are now open. Remember, you must patch before playing either game, so you might want to finish Speedy Gonzalez first. Also, the Succession Games page is again up-to-date.

Just a note- Adventure Twenty-four is a four-week game, not a five-week game (it was incorrectly marked before). If you were planning on going down to the wire, you may have to adjust your schedule.