Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)

Not that it matters so long after its initial release, but I purchased this game retail at the time of launch, Cd ,box, manual and all. Have been playing this game on and off ever since. However this version is nowhere close to the original version which imo was far superior. Great game for its day, but you must understand that this game will cheat you mercilessly, like all of this guy's games do! And no for the record, a Roman legion cannot defeat a chieftan tank!! No matter what maths probability tells you. So Why I have never recommended this game despite many, many, years of playing simply comes down to this; If you give a game a set of RULES, then the rules must apply even when you are beating the game! I hate games that bend the rules just so you can't win (fairly), and this is one of many games that does exactly that. Of course you can actually beat the game, and do it quite easily at times, but you will have to endure the French attack, wait not enough? Okay how about French, English, and Spanish! If you are still winning then expect the Dutch and the bloody Indians too! There, that should wipe you out