November 1, 2001, 01:48
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Warlord
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Top Ten Reasons NOT to buy Civ3
10) You have a soical life, and you enjoy it.
9) You have a job.
8) You go to school.
7) Conquering the world isn't your cup of tea.
6) You still have CtP I
5) You actually bought CtP II and still own it!
4) You don't have a computer.
3) You don't have a computer made this millenium.
2) You're a little girly man afraid of getting beat back to ancient times.
1) Civ3? Is that a new computer chip?
Feel free to add your own!
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November 1, 2001, 02:24
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Born Again Optimist
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11) It's not a first-person shooter.
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I've been on these boards for a long time and I still don't know what to think when it comes to you -- FrantzX, December 21, 2001
"Yin": Your friendly, neighborhood negative cosmic force.
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November 1, 2001, 02:25
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Deity
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12. Yin told me not to 
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November 1, 2001, 02:36
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Prince
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13)It's not Civ2.1 
14)Your 1st name is Sid
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November 1, 2001, 02:36
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Warlord
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15) Its not a RTS.
16) You have a Mac or Linux system.
17) You actually require 10 hours of sleep a week.
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November 1, 2001, 02:38
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Chieftain
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18. America is too young to be in Civ!! 
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November 1, 2001, 02:40
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Born Again Optimist
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19) You've been playing the beta for 4 months and know how bad it is.
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I've been on these boards for a long time and I still don't know what to think when it comes to you -- FrantzX, December 21, 2001
"Yin": Your friendly, neighborhood negative cosmic force.
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November 1, 2001, 02:48
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Chieftain
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20. You live in Hong Kong and can get it from the gangsters for $2.50 US, plus bootlegs of movies that haven't been released yet
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November 1, 2001, 03:06
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Born Again Optimist
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21) Because you're currently on a plane to Hong Kong. 
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I've been on these boards for a long time and I still don't know what to think when it comes to you -- FrantzX, December 21, 2001
"Yin": Your friendly, neighborhood negative cosmic force.
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November 1, 2001, 05:29
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King
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22)Because it isn't out yet 
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November 1, 2001, 06:57
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Warlord
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23. Because that big mean voice in your head says NO! NO! NO! NO! BAD GAME! BAD! BAD! MUST HAVE RAISINS!
...uh.... at least that's what a friend told me....
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November 1, 2001, 07:52
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Prince
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24) Because you read threads like this!
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November 1, 2001, 08:08
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Deity
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25. It doest have MP !!
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November 1, 2001, 08:28
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Prince
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26. Your girlfriend will leave you (but do you still care...???) 
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November 1, 2001, 08:29
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King
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Originally posted by Rasputin
25. It doest have MP !!
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26. Because Rasputin's avatar told me not to.
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November 1, 2001, 08:44
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Prince
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27) Because Chess is better played without animated advisors.
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November 1, 2001, 08:56
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Prince
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28. Because a muppet was put in charge of constructing the world maps.
29. Because the art dude put clothes on Joan of Arc
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November 1, 2001, 09:29
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Emperor
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30) Because it takes only two days to download it(1 left ).
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November 1, 2001, 09:35
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Deity
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31) Because you don't have a 1024x768 monitor
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November 1, 2001, 10:25
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Warlord
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32) Because you are happily married and you intend to stay that way (at least until Xmas)
33) Because you are blind (Braille Civ3 anyone?)
34) Because you are an X-Files fan (if you play Civ3 how are you going to catch up on the reruns?)
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November 1, 2001, 10:29
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Administrator
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35. Because Eli didn't tell me yet where he downloaded the game (hint hint)
36. Because you have RSI
37. Because you still didn't manage it to beat the Civ2 Deity level
38. You're against globalisation
39. You're a pacifist
40. You're an anarchist
41. You're a part of the Taleban (computers are from the devil)
42. You're Bin Laden and your computer got just hit by a big bomb
43. You're Bush and controlling the world in real life is more fun
44. Yuo Do'tn spaek Enlisgh
45. You didn't knew MP wasn't in and you're still waiting for the other party to finish it's turn
46. You're busy building the List for civ4
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November 1, 2001, 12:02
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Emperor
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47. Infogrames haven't published the BTE worldwide. 
48. Your aunt doesn't want you to play PC games,
because it might endanger your health.
49. You should save your money for Osama bin Laden's
"charity" organisation, al-Qaida.
50. You wouldn't be able to go out with your pet tarantula.
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November 1, 2001, 12:58
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Chieftain
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51) Because you don't have a job and you don't have the money.
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November 1, 2001, 13:02
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Settler
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52) You were busily hunting for some seeds and berries and accidentally wandered into the wrong forum.
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November 1, 2001, 14:46
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Chieftain
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53) You're too busy reading all the hilarious comments in this thread!
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November 1, 2001, 16:14
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Settler
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54. Your girlfriend is addicted to Windows Solitaire and won't let you take up hours of CPU time CIV'ing. 
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November 1, 2001, 18:11
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Emperor
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55. You work for Activision and don't want to know how to do Civ properly.
56. Your company doesn't allow downloads greater than 500kb through the firewall on their ADSL.
57. You got abducted by a time-machine experiement from the year 763BC.
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November 1, 2001, 18:30
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Chieftain
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58. Why play civ 3 when you can play master of magic 
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November 1, 2001, 18:39
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Prince
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59. Because you've already got enough credit card debt, you're likely to need to pay for your next semester of college out of your pocket, and you *swore* to yourself, "no extras!" until you had build your savings back up.
- Eh, I bought it anyway. 
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Take me as I am.
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November 1, 2001, 18:46
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Prince
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60. Because you are supposed to be getting married and going on your honeymoon tomorrow.
61. Because you've still got about 200 other games on your shelf that you haven't finished playing.
62. Because you are dead.
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