What CEREMONY do you hold while playing Civ?

[TheArsenal]

Ceremony I hold while playing civ? Now that’s an odd question.

I march a warrior to a volcano and disband it in an act of trying to appease the fickle Gods of RNG.

Not really.

But I do light reading (magazines) between turns between long turns (world wars and such) . And I also talk to myself a bit after particularly stupid play: “You signed a MPP with the Germans guy, did you not expect to get dragged into war this fast?”

[ShadowPresident]

I like to play at Chieftain level (been a Civ'er since Civ1 came out) so I can roll over Persian Spearmen with Modern Armor. I too, giggle like an evil Wicked With of the West (I'll get you my Persia, and your little friends, the Russians, too!) and loudly question the wisodm of the Greeks telling me to move my tnaks out of their territory or they'll be forced to fight me (again, with Spearmen or maybe even archers!). I used to drink and smoke alot while playing too, but married life changed that, as well as the clothing optional rule (TMI?) Well, off to feed the Romans (to my tanks!)

[steven8r]

I don't like to miss the 'inbetween' turns. I sit staring fixedly into my computer screen until it's my turn again.

As far as 'Ceremony' goes, well.... I occationally do the 'Potty Dance'.

and Jackl, yes, I do sometimes converse (or curse) during the negotiations.

Arrian, I too exclaim w/ glee (Woo Hoo!) when the RNG goes my way, and become indignant when it doesn't. Occationally, I will find myself shouting at a losing 'mounted' unit, "Run Away. Run Away." Then, "Well you deserve to be dead 'cause you refused to retreat. Oh well, my maintainance just went down 1."

Steven

[jackl]

Oh my god I nearly forgot...

When a flight of 30 bombers manages to miss a target thirteen times, destroy ten improvements, kill six units of population and take one lousy hit point off the Elite mech infantry thats sitting on top of a stack of five others guarding a city i often scream and rant


"OHHHH MY GOD. THE CHIEF OF THE AIR FORCE IS SO GONNA GET FIRED...NEVER MIND FIRED I'LL HAVE HIM SHOT....I MEAN WHO TRAINED THESE IDIOTS TO AIM...FOR F**k SAKE."

And that little shuffle the MI always makes ALWAYS LOOKS LIKE ITS LAUGHING AT ME.....ohh thaty ticks me off.

[Cerbykins]

Lots of shouting, screaming and cursing of course
And between turns, a mind that wanders elsewhere on other topics. Kinda explains why I haven't much taste for micromanagement

[Mountain Sage]

During those long waits my wife and me .
Now she accuses me of playing those gargantuan maps/32 civs/ conquest only on puropse and declared I could only play with tiny maps, max. 2 civs

But I have an I will play the minimaps on my old 33 Hz computer. 45' per turn should be enough, don't you think?

[Arrian]

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Arrian, I too exclaim w/ glee (Woo Hoo!) when the RNG goes my way, and become indignant when it doesn't. Occationally, I will find myself shouting at a losing 'mounted' unit, "Run Away. Run Away." Then, "Well you deserve to be dead 'cause you refused to retreat. Oh well, my maintainance just went down 1.

Come to think of it, I do talk to my units:

"Fight! Fight damn you! What the hell am I paying you guys for! You're FIRED! *or* Well, you DESERVED TO DIE THEN!" Pretty much what you do.

"Run away! Run A-WAY! Noooooo!" - as an elite mounted unit fails retreat and dies.

"Elite my ass! You guys are pathetic!" - when an elite unit is killed or retreats from a clearly inferior unit (Cav vs. Spear or something like that).

-Arrian

[steven8r]

Originally posted by Arrian

Come to think of it, I do talk to my units:

"Fight! Fight damn you! What the hell am I paying you guys for! You're FIRED! *or* Well, you DESERVED TO DIE THEN!" Pretty much what you do.

"Run away! Run A-WAY! Noooooo!" - as an elite mounted unit fails retreat and dies.

"Elite my ass! You guys are pathetic!" - when an elite unit is killed or retreats from a clearly inferior unit (Cav vs. Spear or something like that).

-Arrian

Yup.

I haven't figured-out if it actually helps to 'encourage' your units or not, but it sure makes me feel better, or worse--depending upon the outcome.

I often chant to my Swords: "Stabbity Stab Stab!" (repeat as often as it takes to dispatch the defender).

And things like, "Take that you filthy, mongeral, egg sucking, flea infested [insert enemy UU here]!"

I could go on and on (and usually do during my games).

Steven

[AceofSpades]

Drinking abusively until I fall out of may chair, and smoking sweet mari jane.

[MrWhereItsAt]

Originally posted by Mountain Sage
During those long waits my wife and me .
Now she accuses me of playing those gargantuan maps/32 civs/ conquest only on puropse and declared I could only play with tiny maps, max. 2 civs

But I have an I will play the minimaps on my old 33 Hz computer. 45' per turn should be enough, don't you think?

Best idea yet.

[Sarxis]

I have a TV right by my computer desk, so I just watch TV.

Probably will read the Bible if/when I get around to my next game.

[dworkin]

I speak to my minions from the Book of Dworkin.

"Thou shalt hit thy enemy in the head and kill him or you will surely die and, verily, yee shall be in a world of excrement." - Beatings 3:10

"Remember oh, small and ingignificant ones that thy God is a little ham-fisted and clumsy and may send you in the wrong direction. As the perfidious enemy slay thee, do not curse thy dim diety as he has done it enough to Himself already" - Accidents 7:20

[Arrian]

Beatings 3:10

[Johann Moritz]

Whenever an Elite unit is about to win a combat:

YESSSS! A GREAT LEADER!................ awwwwwww

The same when I'm only a turn away from being the first to research a tech, but with Scientific Leader.

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by YC4B4U
Vacuum, clean dishes, wash clothes, cook tea or pick up pizza...

Same, replace "tea" with "coffee", add "light weight lifting" and "catch up on magazines".