Simultaneously dunking on himself for being bad a chess AND civilization. Man’s done a twofer.

Ya lol. It’s a fun lil distraction… But the strategy is rather basic in the end. Like way easier than chess. Despite the tech tree.

If King Bazinga likes it, it must be for the biggest big boy brains.

https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/what-elon-musks-favorite-game-tells

I never heard before of Polytopia, so i searched and first article about it include:

The Rally Point: The Battle For Polytopia is this summer’s low-intensity strategy game

Strategy games are the go-to option when you’re looking for something to really get your brain working. But they can seem unreachable when your synapses are being melted from without rather than through overuse. Happily, we found an excellent solution last summer, and being a wily fox, I had a plan ready for this year. 2022’s now-traditional Low-Intensity Strategy Game For When Burny Light Make Think Hard is, of course, The Battle For Polytopia.

Everything does one or two simple things, and statistics are kept to basic 1-4 scales for attack, range, movement and defence, plus a few simple special abilities. It means that turns are never very long, and fights take a little thinking over but no strain or advanced calculation.

There’s never too much to think about, never too many chores, and between the cheerful cartoony atmosphere and low-stakes matches, any disappointment or frustration is quickly forgotten.

It’s other shortcoming is its somewhat limited variety.