Each player takes a different strategy and each game takes a different form and this leads to tremendous replay value. While many games grow boring and repetitive as you become an expert player, Civilization just gets better. In my mind, Civilization is the standard all other strategy games are measured against. Many reviews agree with me and Janet Murray singled it out in Hamlet on the Holodeck for its narrative excellence. The only ways I believe this game could be improved are in the areas of graphics and multiplayer capabilities, which were acknowledged in the sequels.
Civilization is the most successful strategy game of all time.