Man are you lucky if you've never played Civ! Wish I could discover it anew
www.civfanatics.comwww.apolyton.comAnyway, this are two great Civilization sites. You can buy Civ really cheap these days and with Civilization 4 coming out around X-mas this year you've also something to look forward to.
Here they're gathering all Civ 4 related info:
http://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/info/If you want to buy a Civilization game now I would try and get Civilization III Complete. Its the basic game with both X-packs a great value for the money and the most polished version of Civ you can get atm.
Oh and say goodbye to your friends and loved ones before you start playing, you might not see them for a while
