@gail its a turn based strategy computer game
“Civilization IV is a turn-based game in which the player builds an empire from very limited initial resources. All standard full-length games begin in 4000 BC with a settler who builds a single city. From there, the player expands an empire while contending with rival nations, using the geography, developing infrastructure, and encouraging scientific and cultural progress.”
i tried getting into it a couple times because it seemed like it could be fun, but it turned out to bore me with how slow the game moved.