Zorro 695
Chieftain
For myself it was in 1996. I had just bought myself a computer (good old Windows 95) for university use. After a few months I wondered if there were any games this machine could play. Solitaire and FreeCell were getting to be a bore.
Most of the available games seemed to involve First Player Shoot-Em-Ups and Platform games.
"Have you got anything that involves strategy?" I asked. I was, and still am, very good at the strategy board game Diplomacy - came third in a State-wide tournament playing France.
The salesman at our local computer games store was very helpful. "Well, there's this game called Civilization. It's very popular."
I came away with Civilization II. Within days I was hooked. Within weeks I was addicted. 'One ... More ... Turn.'
Sid Meier has a lot to answer for!
Most of the available games seemed to involve First Player Shoot-Em-Ups and Platform games.
"Have you got anything that involves strategy?" I asked. I was, and still am, very good at the strategy board game Diplomacy - came third in a State-wide tournament playing France.
The salesman at our local computer games store was very helpful. "Well, there's this game called Civilization. It's very popular."
I came away with Civilization II. Within days I was hooked. Within weeks I was addicted. 'One ... More ... Turn.'
Sid Meier has a lot to answer for!