Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a turn-based strategy computer game, where the player controls one of several human factions on a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri. It is similar to the Civilization series of games. However, being a science fiction game set over 100 years in the future from the time of its design, the designers had wide latitude to develop a backstory to go along with the game, which they enriched with quotes and fictional works by the game's seven playable leaders, as well as the...
