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Old May 16, 2002, 07:53   #1
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You know you have played CIV 3 too long, when....
I remember laughing my a$$ off when I first read this thread in the CIV 2 forum. So, it might be a good idea to start this same thread for CIV 3!

Here's some suggestions:
You know you've played CIV 3 too long, when:
-you notice a plastic dustbin and try to convince your friends it's a valuable source of aluminium!
-you refuse to accept immigrant workers, because they only work half as fast.
-you start wondering why we are still mining for iron; we can build modern armor nowadays can't we?
-you tell your friends we should all accept Ghanas diplomatic victory. After all, Kofi Annan is UN's secretary-general.

Feel free to contribute anything creative you can think off!
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Old May 16, 2002, 08:23   #2
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To those of you unfamiliar with the previous thread about CIV 2, here's a link.
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Old May 16, 2002, 08:30   #3
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Old May 16, 2002, 08:32   #4
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You insist on building your own roads to shops where you buy stuff that makes you happy, like jewellery shops, bars etc.
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You get carpal tunnel syndrome and begin having seizures.
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- you try to turn on the "governor" to manage your household
- you explore a new neighborhood one step per year, and go to the tops of hills to try to see better
- you try to trade oregano and manic panic for a fur coat
- you call up your neighbor and demand money in exchange for not kicking his @$$!
- the first thing you do when moving into a new home is to build a temple in your backyard, believing it will make your family happier
- you jump on the train and get mad when you don't arrive at your destination instantaneously
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...you have seen at least 3 of these threads for civ3 already.
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Old May 16, 2002, 11:51   #9
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Quote:
Originally posted by Bella Hella
- you try to trade oregano and manic panic for a fur coat
- the first thing you do when moving into a new home is to build a temple in your backyard, believing it will make your family happier
Uh oh. I'm about to move, and my new roomy & I, both Buddhists, have plans to build a shrine, inside, though. Ya think....
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Old May 16, 2002, 15:50   #10
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1) When your spouse threathens to leave you if don't stop playing CivIII and you reply, "There are still 15years left on our agreement and breaking it will have a negative impact on your standing"

2) You keep watching the news to see the spacecraft leave for Alpha Centari. Afterall we have all of the Modern Era techs to get it done (Yeah right!)

3) You can't find the forbidden place on the map, but you know it has to be somewhere in the West.
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Old May 16, 2002, 17:33   #12
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Quote:
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...you have seen at least 3 of these threads for civ3 already.
no, no no. that means you're on POLY too much, not exactly the same thing
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Old May 16, 2002, 18:06   #13
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when you use the word "turns" instead of "hours" (i actually did this a few times)
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When it has monopolized your "free" time so much that when you are "forced" to do something different that was such a drag, and you ENJOY it!
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...when your writing about it at this time in the morning.
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- When you walk into someone else's house, you wait for the military advisor to prompt whether to "Install a new governor" or "raze".

- When you get out the whip when you want people living with you to hurry their tasks in the house, but fear that you might kill two people in the process.

- When you get into a fight with someone, kick their @$$, and demand all their money, $20 per turn, all their technology and their house in exchange for a peace treaty.

- When you grab a spear and try to destroy a moving car with it. Or go to the nearest army base and challenge the troops there to send a tank after you, so you can kill it with your spear.

- When everyone around you starts to look like Sid himself.
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... when you ask your wife/gf for a RoP agreement in her side of the bed.
Excellent!
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when you use the word "turns" instead of "hours" (i actually did this a few times)
Well... You really play Civ III for too long.
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All these were funny except Sir Ralph's. His was entirely reasonable.
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You've read too much in the forums when you fearlessly attack infantry with your tank but get scared when attacking spearmen (has happened to me many times!)
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Your dreams are filled with images of little men chopping down jungle.

You tell your wife it will take 12 turns to mow the backyard.

You tell your boss that productivity will quadruple with democracy and moveable parts.

The wheels on your chair no longer roll

Your bladder bursts and you die
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