you know you've played too much civ3 when...

[Archaetus]

... when you stare at the grease splattered floor at your resteraunt and picture a map, trying to decide what would be the best starting position.

... when you yell shift-p at the mess and noone responds.

[Deathwalker]

I unfortunately have not had the time to play Civ 3 that much. Six months ago I introduced my girlfriend to Civ 2 and she loved it.
So when I got Civ3 she started to play it. Now she spends more time on it than I do, every time I try and play she black mails me to get off the computer. The worse part is that she is still at Uni so she has more free time. Every day when I get home from Uni she is there playing away. Any ideas how to get her not to like the game anymore

[H Tower]

... when you've finished installing it

[Ol' Gaffer]

For the married with kids crowd. (Sorry if this is double posted, had some server problems).

1) You nobly and unselfishly volunteer to watch the kids while your significant other "has some time to herself."

2) If your two year old son knows that his Winnie-the-Pooh balloon popping game only works when Daddy isn't home.

3)You justify your play time to your significant other by stating that "I could be out at the bars."

4) If you have ever, ever, ever said any of the following...
"If I can get at least four hours, I'll be fine..."
"I really don't need more than a couple of hours."
"Does Starbucks deliver?"

[Trifna]

...when you uninstall Civ III and install Civ II.

[SSBLoveU]

You start playing at a higher rated level, and you reduce the number of players in the games because the whole world keeps attacking you before 1000 A.D. and you do not really care about not being invited to that party anymore.

[Jaybe]

Originally posted by Bautou
When you spend $1000+ for a new computer just so you can get to the next turn faster on a huge map....

Hah, I've one-upped you (I think)!
When you spend $1,300+ for a new 1.3GHz computer (Wintel at that!) just to play it in the first place.

It will probably be a couple months or so until I get a new Mac (mine's only 350MHz).

OTH, I haven't played it too much yet...
(Your mind on drugs...
Your mind on civ3)

[Optimizer]

n you believe that the story of the Three Musketeers is really boring.

[Barington]

When you run out of wine so you check to see if there is still a road outside your house.

[Father Beast]

- When you see the delivery truck slow dramatially as it pulls into the driveway at your job, and realize it must be because it's now in your borders....

[Thrawn05]

Originally posted by Daveraver
... you start waiting for Honda to release a patch that'll fix all the bugs in your accord.

That's what you get when you buy "Beta" matterial

[Fremantle]

...you come home drunk at 4.30am and think "I'm sure I can beat those evil Germans in only a few turns", then wake up up to find your Empire in ruins, your capital on some island in the arctic circle, and then think "I've still got iron!".

[Thrawn05]

When wondering why countries like Afghanistan don't do things in 250 year increments.

[BeatleJuice]

Did I?

...you find yourself writing to "you know you've played too much Civ3 when..." thread!

[Thrawn05]

When you ask your teacher is complaining that the class is too slow, you tell him he should switch from despot to republic.

When you wonder why the USA has police stations but not a communistic form of government.

When you argue with soemone that Alexander the great ruled greece from 5000BC to 2050AD.

When you shoot fireworks in the air when you really love your king.

When you swear you saw industrial cleopatra in one of them western shoot-'em-up movies.

When you wonder why countries like Andorra don't culture flip to france or spain.

I got a dozen more but I'll stop for now.