How did you start with Civ?

[Jamski]

Thank god for that. Ming is twice as old as me. And there are people who have been posting since 1970 (eek! Pre-internet) Did you ruin your education with Civ then, instead of your career? I'm doing both ! (I'm at work now)

-Jam

[DrSpike]

Hehe 1970 is a vb glitch.......it means they were at the site(s) that existed before 'Poly was created.

[Jamski]

Oh, I had some fantastic mental vision of 'poly being founded by internet pioneers, some of the guys that actually came up with the whole thing. Hmm, one illusion shattered. I imagined these guys wanting to help build the internet, just to play pre-Civ strat games "on-line". We may be "oldies" but 1970 is still before most of us were born !

-Jam

[Andemagne]

first played civ1 at my friends house 10 years ago this month.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by War of Art
Did you ruin your education with Civ then, instead of your career? I'm doing both ! (I'm at work now)

-Jam

Yeah a little of both.

[Jamski]

Well, if my firm gives me a computer, a high-speed connection, a desk in a corner room and little work, why shouldn't I ruin my career. I'm thinking of installing Civ3 here so I can play at work, but imagine if I got caught.

Being sacked would give me more time to post and play however.

-Jam

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by War of Art
Well, if my firm gives me a computer, a high-speed connection, a desk in a corner room and little work

If God gives you lemons, then make lemonade.

[Jamski]

Originally posted by DrSpike


If God gives you lemons, then make lemonade.

Any chance of a bit of sugar ? Like my boss going on holiday for a year ? Or Alt-Tab support for Civ3. Then I could kill it when he came round the corner.

-Jam

[DrSpike]

Play Civ2.....it runs in a window.

[Jamski]

I must be losing my brain, my good Doctor. Why did I not think of that. Now I just need to delagate a bit and burn my conciense (sp?)

-Jam

[DrSpike]

Hehe that's ok......dictators don't need a conscience.

[Jamski]

Are you calling me a dictator? I ALWAYS use a republic/democratic gov. Funny how they always vote me back in every 4 years... but that's democracy in action. Bush would definitly call me a dictator, Saddam would call me a degenerate democratic something, and Yang, well, what would he say...

-Jam

[lord of the mark]

I had not played PC games. an acquaintance showed me age of kings which he had just bought. I liked it, and bought Age of empire which i saw on sale in a bargain bin. I mentioned this to a friend who said i should try civ. I checked it out on the internet, decided it looked interesting, and bought Civ:TOT. I got hooked, played it more than all other PC games combined. Played loads of orgininal game (till I reached level of mediocre deity player) played loads of scenarios (and even contributed a describe file for one) played TOT sci fi game.

Thought i was completely burnt out on civ - started playing SM's Gettysburg. Then found old TOT strat guide, got intrgued by fantasy game, have started playing it. Ive got probably another 14 games of gameplay now (fantasy game as each of seven "races" and midgard scen. ditto)
Will probably buy SMAC next. (though I also still have lots of gameplay left on civil war collection - still only played thorugh first day of Gburg, and theres antietam and south mountain too)

[Jamski]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
Will probably buy SMAC next.

Well you'll never worry about running out of gameplay with this game ! SMAC is the definition of "infinitely replayable"

-Jam

[DrSpike]

It's kinda hard to find but get it with the expansion, Alien Crossfire, if you can.