What's your longest Civ3 session?

[Trifna]

Each time I play, it's non-stop until the game is finished. Was same with SMAC. This is why I seldom play : too addictive And games should alway be only games. I want reality to be my game.

I'm lot more on Apolyton than gaming.

[Sheik]

My longest civ3 session is only 3.5 hours. I never play very long straight but that's probably a good thing. Eventually I always start to feel unproductive and I have to go and do something else.

[MC Hawking]

My longest was civ3 session has only been around 8 hours (noon to eight on a saturday). I've been trying to limit myself ever scince I played civ2 for 20 hours straight instead of studying for a final that I scored horribly on the next day.

[PrinceBimz]

I am wanting to think I had some sessions around 8-10 hours or more. Stopping a few minutes only to eat.

[PrinceBimz]

Hey wait a minute...I have an idea. Maybe Firaxis can sell CIV3 as a weight loss product. In order to lose weight you just have to play it and you will forget to eat. Hmmm, we may even see more ladies involved in CIV3 then

[Theseus]

Yesterday... 11am to 12pm, virtually without moving from my chair. AU 203, which is a blast but a BEEYATCH!

[Dominae]

I was avoiding studying for exams last semester, and ended up playing all of AU202 (and writing the AAR!) in two sittings. That's around 30-35 hours in 2 days.

And yes, I did get that weird dream syndrome when I went to sleep; I remember trying to figure out the best way to place Workers around my bed for maximum efficiency. Crazy crazy stuff.


Dominae

[Dr. A. Cula]

If you can look at the clock while playing Civ, you're not playing Civ.
Before I joined the working class, when I would play Civ (any version), I would end it after realising the sun was in the AM side of the window. I vaguely remembered that the sun was in the PM side of the window when I started, also that there was some kind of darkness at one point, and I heard some noises in the house, as people were getting ready to go to work. I only stopped because someone yelled the word SCHOOL before leaving and I realised I also had to be there. On the way to school I would still look for the best place to position my mech. inf. or armor troops before attacking.

[Jamski]

You stop playing for such a long time when you learn to beat the **** thing !

No seriously, I wish had time to play for hours and hours, but I have to work etc. and all that jazz, so, I'm limited to playing small or tiny games on Deity and trying to win (or lose spectacularly) as fast as possible.

New question : What's the shortest length of time you've ever played Civ3 ?
Eh?

-Jam

By the way I'm VERY jealous of you guys who have time to play out a game on Huge for hours and hours. What's it like in the Modern Era?

[Alex]

Originally posted by War of Art
New question : What's the shortest length of time you've ever played Civ3 ?
Eh?

10 minutes. Then my wife came and said: 'Oh, no... not that game again!'

Originally posted by War of Art
By the way I'm VERY jealous of you guys who have time to play out a game on Huge for hours and hours. What's it like in the Modern Era?

I usually don't play games on Huge maps, but it is somewhat painful in the later stages.

[alva]

My current one is first time i got to modern without having won. In fact I'm building spaceship parts for the very first time.
(1100AD )

[MoonWolf]

I've had some 12-14 hours sessions I think. Interrupted by food, drink and toilet though. My longest sessions without moving at all, was with Diablo II, from 10pm to 10am. I was even sitting in sofa (bad, bad for my back), so I'm impressed I managed to sit still so long!

But with Civ, I've had sessions where I suddenly "wake up", look around me and see that the only light is from my lamp and my screen. Then I start to make some breakfast and maybe get dressed...

My shortest have only been some seconds as I restart when my start location **cks

[Jamski]

Originally posted by alva
My current one is first time i got to modern without having won. In fact I'm building spaceship parts for the very first time.
(1100AD )

What ? ? ?

You can build SPACESHIPS in Civ3 ?

Well why am I waiting for MoO3 ?

SPACESHIPS

-Jam

[alva]

I don't get it.

[Lord_Davinator]

12hrs I would say would be a fair amount