How does playing a game over the Internet work?
An internet game involves multiple humans, each with their own computer with Civilization, connecting to a game setup in the lobby. After one person selects Host Game from the lobby (and possibly password protects it if you want to play a game with certain players), other people (up to 8 people total) can join. Then, it takes you to a game setup screen where you can choose civilizations and the world setup. Once the game has launched, the humans, and any AIs in the game, are playing a game of Civilization against each other. The game continues until it is either saved or someone wins, and the turns progress either in turn based or simultaneous mode.
