Finnish apolytoner, have you fetched Civ III yet?

[Rasbelin]

Why should I waste my time on signing up to some useless thread, kassiopeia?

[Kassiopeia]

What is this? Two Finnish posters anew, who have not bothered to report at the Off-Topic!
Not mandatory, but it is quite hilarious, at least some times. Just remember that Stefu is <i>not</i> the king of Finnish Apolytoners, and you'll be fine.
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Do read the first page before posting, though.

[Jusbaummer]

Don't ask me why did I order it there. I cancelled it because of customs: it wasn't coming anyway. I bought it from shop close to me. Shame that I can't change my vote now!

[Rasbelin]

Jusbaummer, why not order the game from a webshop in Finland?

[Jusbaummer]

I returned my Amazon order, because they hadn't told customs what it included...and I had to pay something extra. Now it gets cheaper to return it and buy Civ3 from shop. Why, oh why did I try to order anything from internet?

Now I have to wait until it comes here...
Or visit Helsinki.

[Jusbaummer]

...Two hours dreaming of Civ3

[Tuomas Seijavuo]

We've been selling Civ 3 for FIM 279 here at Stockmann Academic Bookstore (Keskuskatu 1, Hki) since last weekend.

I wouldn't say "a game", exactly, though - it's crack on a CD-ROM! I got two hours sleep last night. But Sparta and Athens fell 'Nuff said.

Tuomas Seijavuori / PC Games
Stockmann Academic Bookstore
Tel: Int+358-9-1214335
Fax: Int+358-9-1214383
Stars! 2.7i online sales website

[Rasbelin]

Poll status report

For the moment it looks like as many Finns
haven't bought the game as there's those who
have. 8 versus 10 - almost a tie.

[aaglo]

Yeah, I was in Helsinki Downtown on last saturday. And there I went to Graniitti-Anttila (a kind of mid-price supermarket), and in the shelf there it was... I can't remember the price, because I didn't bought it.
My darn PC is too slow for Civ3 .

Maybe someday I'll have sufficient machinery...

[Jusbaummer]

I guess it comes to stores later outside "big cities" ( big cities in Finland ). Not yet here...

[T-Bone]

Got mine already on thrursday! PCSS Helsinki "stole" one day at the start and had the box on their shelves already on nov 8th. And voilá, CivIII was up and running on my computer by 17:30 thursday afternoon.

Didn't get much sleep that night.

But they just might still have it if you have business to the Helsinki area.

[Ecthy]

[Rasbelin]

Originally posted by Ecthelion
unfair! we don't get it before the 15th

Your importer hasn't tried to agree with Infogrames
so that they could release the game earlier in Germany.

[Rasbelin]

kyon, even if you would order the game today,
it's not for sure you will get it to Jyväskylä in time
for the arrival of the game to your local PCSS.
If BN sends it tomorrow as a Postal Package 16
(AKA Postipaketti 16), it will arrive to your local
postal office on Tuesday, but you can't redeem it,
unless you have the package code that will
arrive to you on Wednesday. AFAIK Verkkokauppa.com
is the only webshop that will provide you with
the package code, so that you can pick it up already
on Tuesday, if you also can provide ID verification
(driving license, passport,...).

So the conclusion is that it might be easier and cheaper
to buy the game at PCSS. At least you will get the game
for sure. But that's up to you.

[kyon]

Originally posted by Rasbelin
kyon, isn't there a a quite new PCSS in Jyväskylä?
They should have it. Or then order one from Bulldog
Netstore for 255 marks. Verkkokauppa.com is cheaper,
but they have a longer queue.

The store manager told me they won't have the game until Wednesday. I guess I'll have to order my copy from Bulldog, then; thanks for the tip!