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mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 1

GilaMonster (9/10/2010)
No. Playing the campaign for Settlers 5 (found dirt-cheap in bargain bin a couple months ago)

I'd like to try Settlers. I play Civilization, but it's such a long game.:doze:

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 2

I love Civ. It's an excellent way to lose a week.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 3

My son got Civilization on the XBOX and enjoys it.

Me, I'm more a Bejeweled guy. Something short and quick.

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 4

Steve Jones - Editor (9/10/2010)
My son got Civilization on the XBOX and enjoys it.
Me, I'm more a Bejeweled guy. Something short and quick.

Steve, you should try Peggle. 😛

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mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 5

This is cute:

"See daddy ? All the keys are in alphabetical order now."

😀

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 6

Personally, I like gemcraft. Nice little strategy type defense game.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 7

Alvin Ramard (9/10/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (9/10/2010)
My son got Civilization on the XBOX and enjoys it.
Me, I'm more a Bejeweled guy. Something short and quick.
Steve, you should try Peggle. 😛

That looks interesting. I'll give it a try. Right now I'm trying to stay ahead of Brian Kelley in our weekly BeJeweled tournaments on Facebook.

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 8

I played a lot of Civilization. It took a while, but it finally dawned on me that the barbarians weren't my true enemies.

The developers are.

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The Dixie Flatline (9/10/2010)
I played a lot of Civilization. It took a while, but it finally dawned on me that the barbarians weren't my true enemies.
The developers are.

I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most cities the fastest at the beginning of the game. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 10

The game is evil. Even when I managed a decisive win, it declared me to be "Ethelred the Unready."

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 11

Steve Jones - Editor (9/10/2010)
My son got Civilization on the XBOX and enjoys it.
Me, I'm more a Bejeweled guy. Something short and quick.

Heh, the XBOX version is a short version. Civ V comes out in 2 weeks (ish).

Of course, you could choose to lose 6 hours with some friends in person and play the old Avalon Hill board game of the same name.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004366 More actions · Answer 12

mtillman-921105 (9/10/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (9/10/2010)
I played a lot of Civilization. It took a while, but it finally dawned on me that the barbarians weren't my true enemies.
The developers are.
I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most cities the fastest at the beginning of the game. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:

Oh... now THAT's funny. If we reflect back on the name of this thread and change just two words in the above... we get...

I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most queries the fastest at the beginning of the day. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:

😛

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 13

Jeff Moden (9/10/2010)
mtillman-921105 (9/10/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (9/10/2010)
I played a lot of Civilization. It took a while, but it finally dawned on me that the barbarians weren't my true enemies.
The developers are.
I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most cities the fastest at the beginning of the game. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:
Oh... now THAT's funny. If we reflect back on the name of this thread and change just two words in the above... we get...
I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most queries the fastest at the beginning of the day. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:
😛

BUAHAHAHA

That is funny

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 14

Jeff Moden (9/10/2010)
mtillman-921105 (9/10/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (9/10/2010)
I played a lot of Civilization. It took a while, but it finally dawned on me that the barbarians weren't my true enemies.
The developers are.
I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most cities the fastest at the beginning of the game. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:
Oh... now THAT's funny. If we reflect back on the name of this thread and change just two words in the above... we get...
I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most queries the fastest at the beginning of the day. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:
😛

It's contagious!!!!! :w00t:

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 15

Jeff Moden (9/10/2010)
mtillman-921105 (9/10/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (9/10/2010)
I played a lot of Civilization. It took a while, but it finally dawned on me that the barbarians weren't my true enemies.
The developers are.
I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most cities the fastest at the beginning of the game. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:
Oh... now THAT's funny. If we reflect back on the name of this thread and change just two words in the above... we get...
I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most queries the fastest at the beginning of the day. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:
😛

That's good! But, just for good measure, let's change one more word:

I get frustrated with it since it seems that I don't get much better at it over time. Maybe I'm just a meat-head, but as many hours as I've played it, I should be an expert now - but I'm not. I've been told that it boils down to who can make the most queries the fastest at the end of the day. There seems to be some truth in that, but it's easy to over-extend yourself. :hehe:

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