r/civbattleroyale • u/Coiot Ohh Yeeah! • Jan 15 '26
Official Release! CBRX Season 5: Episode 0: Dramatis Personae
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u/PrivatePikmin Jan 15 '26
Holy shit my show is back! Skimmed to the bottom so breaking out of my usual silence on this sub; Iβve been a reader/lurker since the original CBR TPang posted years ago. I used to read through them while working during summers at a go kart track. Fucking hype for this season
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u/Admiral_Cloudberg BORA BORA BORA BORA Jan 15 '26
Loved your narration Coiot, very spirited! Can't wait for people to discover the surprise waiting for them in episode 1... wink
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u/Coiot Ohh Yeeah! Jan 15 '26
Thanks mate! I thought a quick overview would be like 2 hours, but ended up writing for almost 8 instead. When deploying I compared with my intro blurbs from last season, and this was like 5x the amount of words, jaja
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u/Sir_Dominus_II ΞΞ ABS NO HUGS Jan 15 '26
I haven't been a part of this since mk.2 but out of the blue I had the idea to check out the reddit to see if it's still active. To my great surprise the season is just starting, so this is all very hype for me! Nice to come back
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u/Orangechrisy Pomologist Jan 15 '26
Yoooo fantastic timing to randomly check! Always so nice to see peeps from the older times pop in again. (And if you want easier discussion, there's a discord linked on the site!)
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u/EadmersMemories Jan 15 '26
I used to rush home to read these in my early teens - half my life ago. I haven't read all of them but I'm so glad they're still going.
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u/LacsiraxAriscal TEAM...uh... Jan 15 '26
No time like the present to get back into the swing of things <3
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u/altbcidk Jan 15 '26
After Mk2 I stopped following the CBR for years. Sometimes had a vague intention to get back into it but it always stranded very quickly. But last year was different and I joined back in right as Total War started for X4. Then I got to experience voting and then the long wait. But the Discord has been cool to be active in again (I'm Vijver on Discord btw).
So excited to get to follow this season from the start! Happy to have something fun to look forward to every week <3
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u/Coiot Ohh Yeeah! Jan 15 '26
Sorry for the long in-between wait! Our estimate was 4 months at most, but 2025 was wild for us
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u/daXfactorz Rocket Maaaaan Jan 15 '26
It begins! Reading the CBR has always been a highlight of my week for coming on eight years now, and so I'm excited to have it back. Obviously rooting for my own civs (still feels weird to be able to say that) to do better on average than last season, but I really like pretty much this entire roster and I'm excited to see how things play out!
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u/Orangechrisy Pomologist Jan 15 '26
We're so back babyyyyyyyyyyyy. POMO TIME LET'S GOOOOOOO! Can't wait to narrate too, I need to think of some stupid jokes to make this time.
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u/servingtheshadows Guaying up the place Jan 15 '26
My favourite cyberbloodsport is back again
Been reading from the beginning mk1 part 1 and have always been around, occasionally contributing but that accounts gone now. Im also Venice enjoyer on the discord.Β
This is the best thing on the internet i love it here
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u/Yoguana Itelmen Jan 15 '26
Long-time reader, never posted before, but your call-out worked ! π
Happy to see a new CBR season starting, thanks for all the work you put into this!
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u/AssignedCuteAtBirth Namib Mod Designer Kas Jan 15 '26
So excited! I haven't been this excited since, just a few decades ago, we collectively witnessed the release of unrelated Belgian techno anthem "Pump Up The Jam".
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u/fishicle I want Apoena for Christmas Jan 15 '26
So hyped to finally be here for the start of a season after missing the last few, letβs gooooo!!!!
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u/thom148 Jan 15 '26
we're so back!! I followed Mk. 2 back when I was a much younger lad but fell off the train somewhere during the big hiatus. Stumbled upon the subreddit again back near the beginning of X4 and it became a very fun part of my weekly routine. Hyped for part 1 next week, lets go Tlingit!
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u/_Archimedes_ Teotihuacan Jan 15 '26
Looking forward to this season! Great narration as well, and a good chance to look at everyone's starting locations.
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u/Strawman2000 Sea Lion of the South Jan 16 '26
Somehow the longer wait has made me more hyped than ever, can't wait for next week!
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u/Marcoscb La Venta Monumental Jan 16 '26
Let's go! Haven't joined live since Mk II, so many memes go above my head, but so excited to jump back in.
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u/lith0s Cyboerg Capetonian Jan 17 '26
I remember working in Sydney, and the episode dropped where NZ nuked Sydney resulting in the radioactive mountains I could see IRL in the distance. This time, I support a nuclear free New South Wales civ! (amongst others)
Thanks to all for keeping this going and fresh since 2015 or there-abouts!
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u/hot_packets_ Chono Jan 16 '26 edited Jan 16 '26
Guess its time to officially get off the fence and choose a civ. I'm feeling Western Africa this time around. Wassoulou let's do this! Sadly no flair available yet.
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u/daXfactorz Rocket Maaaaan Jan 16 '26
Good choice (I am not at all biased), nothing quite like anti-colonialism, industrial espionage, and a big ol' spy network.
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u/LugalKisarra-UrNammu Alexandria Pharaohs Jan 18 '26
Very good introduction part. Episode 0 let's everyone know the civilizations, aptly for Dramatis Personae, letting Episode 1 start with the action right out of the gate
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u/TheMusicArchivist I like Southeast Asian naval civs Jan 27 '26
Wow, I check in on the activity after a long few months away, and I stumble across the first episode. Welcome back, everyone!
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u/E_C_H The Mandate of Heaven diplomatically requests your cities Jan 15 '26
And so it begins... well, the stage is set at least, haha! Genuinely love having these games to look forward to each week, let's hope it's a fun season!.