History

The 2026 Civapalooza featured a three-game series.

In Game 1, Conrad led Ada Lovelace of the Han dynasty to a science victory, with Brook's Ashoka of the Chola just turns away from an economic victory and Romero's Alexander of Egypt moments from a military conquest.

Game 2 saw Romero claim victory by vote as Isabella with Brook's Augustus finishing second and Conrad's Friedrich Baroque in third.

In a decisive Game 3, Romero secured the championship playing as Augustus, outpacing Brook's Alexander and Conrad's Lafayette, achieving a victory by unanimous decision with dominance on land and sea.

In the seeding game, Commissioner Romero secured a culture victory as Augustus, holding out in a remote exploration era outpost while the entire world closed in on his position. This victory earned him top draft position for the championship game.

The championship game delivered a narrow three-way competition. Conrad led Charlemagne to a close science victory, racing against Brook's Napoleon who was turns away from gathering the final relics needed for victory. Romero, playing Xerxes/Friedrich, was eliminated early by elephants which never forget, yet somehow returned and almost snatched a military victory.

The 2025 Civapalooza featured a two-game championship format. Romero claimed victory in the seeding game, earning top draft position for the championship. However, Brook secured the championship game victory, claiming the Civapalooza title.

The 2024 Winter Games was the final Civilization VI tournament before the transition to Civ VII.

The tournament featured an Advantage System where preliminary game victories earned strategic bonuses. Brook won Game 1 and earned The Cartographer (Major), allowing him to select the map type for the Championship Game after opponents removed one option. Conrad won Game 2 and earned The Strategist (Major), enabling him to ban one civilization from each opponent's remaining pool while they each banned one from his.

Advantages were applied in order of precedence before the Championship Game, with Brook selecting the map type and Conrad banning civilizations from the remaining pools. Conrad's Kublai Khan won a Science Victory on turn 175, but bylaw 3.1 bars a third term in a row as Commissioner, so the win went to the second-place player. Romero won the Championship Game with Trajan.

The 2024 Civapalooza employed a progressive points system. Points were awarded on an escalating scale: 5/3/1 for Game 1, 7/5/3 for Game 2, and 10/7/5 for Game 3, with all games contributing to the final total.

Commissioner Bernie Conrad won all three games. Game 1 on Archipelago awarded Conrad's John Curtin 6 points after unanimous agreement to amend the original scoring. In Game 2 on Shuffle, Conrad's Tamar earned 7 points while Romero's Hojo Tokimune earned 5. Game 3 on Pangaea was ended early by vote at turn 75.

Final standings: Conrad with 23 points, Romero with 8 points, and Brook with 6 points.

Bernie Conrad won the 2023 Winter Games with 14 points, ahead of Thomas Brook and Reese Romero on 7 each. Conrad and Brook tied for the win in Game 1, played in Clayton on Pangaea. Conrad won Game 2 in Orinda on Archipelago, and Game 3 online on Shuffle.

This is widely considered to be the worst installment of any Civapalooza Series.

The 2023 Civapalooza featured a five-game series with a points-based scoring system.

Commissioner Bernie Conrad won four of the five games (Games 1, 3, 4, and 5). Brook won Game 2. Conrad earned an additional bonus point during the tournament.

Final standings: Conrad with 28 points, Brook with 12 points, and Romero with 11 points.

The 2022 Winter Games was held in Stockton, CA and featured a multi-game format combining board games and Civilization VI matches. The games were dedicated to Jimmy and Jake.

The tournament included Ticket to Ride, Catan, Trains, HORSE, and Jimmy alongside three Civilization VI games. Conrad won Civ Games 1 and 2. Brook won Civ Game 3. Points were awarded across all games, with an amendment that second and third place did not receive points in Civ Game 3.

Final standings: Conrad with 16 points, Brook with 15 points, and Romero with 5 points.

The 2022 Civapalooza was the inaugural tournament, held in Santa Barbara, CA.

The format featured a unique scoring system based on game performance. Conrad won Games 1 and 2. Romero won Game 3. Brook won Game 4.

Final point standings: Brook with 12 points, Conrad with 9 points, and Romero with 9 points.