Civilization I and Railroad Tycoon nearly destroyed me in the first year of college, as did the introduction of the World Wide Web in my second year. Thankfully, I managed to pull my grades together for my third year so I graduated with that upper second class honours degree.
It's that "I'll just play a few turns after dinner... *click click click*... what, it's fucking dawn already?" syndrome.
And you are so right about the 'just one more turn' thing. Days could go by when I was playing Civ and I would not even notice. It's bloody scary, isn't it?
Spongebob Squarepants comes into use in my life more often than I care to admit:
"I don't need it ... I don't need it ... I definitely don't need it...
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Date: 2001-11-08 11:14 pm (UTC)That game scares me. The first 2 drained A LOT of my time away in college. God only knows what the third one will do.
Tell me about it...
Date: 2001-11-08 11:48 pm (UTC)It's that "I'll just play a few turns after dinner... *click click click*... what, it's fucking dawn already?" syndrome.
Re: Tell me about it...
Date: 2001-11-09 12:00 am (UTC)And I know exactly what you mean about the "Just...one...more...turn" Six hours later the roommate wakes up and says "Did you even go to sleep?"
No dammit! I am at war with the Aztecs and they just nuked Kiev!
Oh my God I am so jealous.
Date: 2001-11-09 06:52 am (UTC)Spongebob Squarepants comes into use in my life more often than I care to admit:
"I don't need it ... I don't need it ... I definitely don't need it...
Nice knowing ya...
Date: 2001-11-09 07:23 am (UTC)It was nice knowing my boyfriend while it lasted. :P