Civ and Sid Make Jeopardy! - Page 2

steven8r · December 15, 2003, 14:58

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Originally posted by skywalker
I'd say Apolyton is a bigger addiction for me than civ

Same goes for me too, but I can spend smaller segments of time on Apolyton whereas Civ takes large contiguous chunks of my time.

I'm not addicted, I can stop anytime after the next turn.....

Shogun Gunner · December 15, 2003, 21:07

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Originally posted by skywalker
I'd say Apolyton is a bigger addiction for me than civ

I'm catching the bug too. Apolyton rocks! I'm checking it routinely these days.

BTW, the new avatar is great, skywalker!!!

Kuciwalker · December 15, 2003, 21:14

Thanks

Interestingly, I've never really gotten all that addicted to Civ. I end up getting bored with MM, and my more enjoyable games are on the lower levels where I just build and build and build until I have an uber-army and just nuke the world. I much more enjoy talking about civ

gopher · December 16, 2003, 02:22

Poly is like crack. You start with a bit of it, gradually discover all the quirks associated with it, and next thing you know, you are possesed by the need for more, more, MORE, and you can't stop yourself, it goes deeper into your psyche, an avalanche of gusto and froth, until it leaves you alone, naked in a refridgerator. You try to quit, but it draws you back, like a cheap whore with bad fillings, never relenting, never ending.
Yes, my friends, Apolyton, like crack, is addicting.
But hey, it could be worse.

Dis · December 16, 2003, 03:56

I'm a crack whore

Vince278 · December 17, 2003, 01:11

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Originally posted by badams52
My wife and I came to an understanding about Civ III. I uninstall it and she doesn't have to sleep alone anymore

I'm afraid to say I am currently going through that now. At least I can keep up with Apolyton at work.

Shogun Gunner · December 17, 2003, 07:59

Vince and badams52... I have gone through that in the past. Fortunately, I was able to impress upon my wife how important Civilization/Apolyton are

..... It seems this is a common theme.

I hope it works out.

badams52 · December 18, 2003, 00:31

Sometimes one has to make sacrifices for the common good

Vince278 · December 18, 2003, 04:38

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Originally posted by badams52
Sometimes one has to make sacrifices for the common good

True, but I thought that only applied to other people.

Livius · December 27, 2003, 00:02

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Originally posted by Falconius

Yeah, and most surprising is that it was the girl that got it right! Not to sound sexist, but let's face it, Civ isn't exactly a chick-magnet. She probably knew it because her husband/boyfriend ignores her when he's playing it!

I might be an exception, but in my family, my wife was the one who first played the Civ saga, then I joined in, and recently, my sister...
... I wasn't surprised

Kuciwalker · December 27, 2003, 00:35

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Originally posted by gopher
Poly is like crack. You start with a bit of it, gradually discover all the quirks associated with it, and next thing you know, you are possesed by the need for more, more, MORE, and you can't stop yourself, it goes deeper into your psyche, an avalanche of gusto and froth, until it leaves you alone, naked in a refridgerator. You try to quit, but it draws you back, like a cheap whore with bad fillings, never relenting, never ending.
Yes, my friends, Apolyton, like crack, is addicting.
But hey, it could be worse.

And then you true heroin, aka a venture into the OTF

no one returns from that

pedrojedi · December 28, 2003, 10:47

Apolyton is, in fact, a big vice. The only thing that keeps me away from it is the fact the my work is so consuming and does not involve computers linked to Internet (I chose the wrong work

). So Apolyton is a big healthy pleasure to me, small moments of glory in my turbulent weeks.

Cerbykins · December 29, 2003, 01:54

A vice that has helped reform my play, and because of my bizarre way of living, then spilt into better strategy formation then into clearer thinking

Poly can't be a vice, unless it's one to jam that nasty AI in then crank up the tightness

So I'm twisted. So what?

Girl · January 5, 2004, 07:29

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Originally posted by Falconius

Yeah, and most surprising is that it was the girl that got it right! Not to sound sexist, but let's face it, Civ isn't exactly a chick-magnet. She probably knew it because her husband/boyfriend ignores her when he's playing it!

Hey! I object!!

- Girl
Civ Addict since '91 and counting

Jon Miller · January 5, 2004, 07:35

I know a lot of girls who play civ to

they do seem to be less fanatical about it though

Jon Miller

Chilean President™ · January 5, 2004, 07:46

I know a few of them too. Actually a couple are regular posters of the Spanish forum.

Welcome to Poly Girl!

Plotinus · January 5, 2004, 08:45

I actually *gave* Civ3 to my girlfriend (since after getting Play the World I didn't need the CD to run it), in the hope that it would take root. It was probably just as well that it didn't, or we would never see each other at all.

Girl · January 5, 2004, 09:11

Thx Chilean President.

My SO and I used to have Civ II marathons that lasted for days at a time. Somehow Civ III put an end to those, but we both still play religiously - that's why we needed his and hers computers

Chilean President™ · January 5, 2004, 11:09

What's SO?

I showed Civ2 to a couple of female friends and like it, but didn't get it a lot. With Civ3 they became civ-addict, specially to the multiplayer feature of PtW.

Girl · January 5, 2004, 11:13

SO = Significant Other (in other words, boyfriend)

Jon Miller · January 5, 2004, 12:58

the girls I know who play prefer Civ2

Jon miller

Chilean President™ · January 5, 2004, 13:28

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Originally posted by Girl
SO = Significant Other (in other words, boyfriend)

thanks for the explanation

furrykef · January 5, 2004, 15:54

What's a wife?

- Kef