Colonization was the under-rated if slightly fiddly follow up to Civilization. It did get a Windows release but it always had the original Civ 1 style graphics.
Through almost random chance (ie. I have no idea how it happened) I lucked on a new implementation of Colonization that updates the original with Civ II style graphics and a stable-seeming Windows interface. It's free and hence called FreeCol and it's definitely worth a try out. Although similar in layout to Civ II the thing to remember here is that trade is mostly what's important while slowly building up an army to rid yourself of British rule. It doesn't quite have the historical sweep of Civ and so does feel a little flat, but it's not a bad way to waste an afternoon.
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