At great personal risk, I have validated that Civ 3 remains as addictive as ever. Do not touch if you value anything resembling productivity.

Also, it is way too easy on "Cheiftan". I can't remember the last time I won, but I just did, and it had been obvious that I would for most of the 20th century.  "Ceaser the Pathetic" got a diplomatic victory ... without even meeting a majority of the world's civilizations. I didn't even meet my immediate neighbor until around 1000 AD. Seriously, check out my world map:

I'll get back into it at a real difficulty level in a couple months. The urge to play it has been satisfied for now.