Drinking while playing

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Remember, dont do P.U.I

Playing Under Influence.

Could result in the death of innocent civilians when you nuke the wrong province...good point.

(Only happened to me in civ2, and I wasn't drunk, but still)

 

[Brewster]

Good timing Barbslinger!! I got rather tanked this weekend and decided to start up a new game and have some fun. After a few MJ breaks and several shots of vodka and southern comfort (it was all I had in the house) I managed to pass out on the keyboard. That was how my girlfriend found me when she got home from work at 4:30am. I had quite the case of QWERTY face when she woke me up. After sobering up (and dealing with the subsequent hangover) I fired up the game to see how I did. I am kicking butt! I may have to continue this game next weekend.

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

Excellent rules.

 

[Beorn-eL-Feared]

Only water..

Same, though mine is dark yellow and bubbles

I remember doing this ( ) with Diablo 1 and Unreal Tournament a while back with some friends over a LAN. The PvP got really, really awfully funny to watch past 2 AM. Doing it was another thing though, as you couldn't really tell what was going on. The screen didn't move when just watching, which helped a lot Real time was a real killer on those games though

 

[el toro loco]

i have played drunk before. i have noticed my play is much more impulsive. if i start losing sometimes i just go gung ho at the computer and then i have nothing left. usually though i'll switch to fps games when drinking. the action fits my buzz better. a good india pale ale is my beer of choice. if only when u drank beer it made u feel good the next morning. if every beer = 1/2 mile of exercise, eating some vegtables, and drinking a glass of water. then i would be a healthy person. if i had ultimate powers that is how drinking would be.

 

[Wes The Great]

I've played wasted before.....its not bad if you are already in the midst of a military campaign or just industrializing.

I try not to drink do it if I'm about to embark on a great power war that can have unpredictable results. I usually only start a major campaign if I'm fully rested and have nothing to do.

 

[thetrooper]

Drink while playing?

I prefer to do other things when I drink.

 

[Bartleby]

I have played whilst drinking in the past, but not in an organised fahsion like that. It doesn't improve my play. I also agree with thetrooper; activities such as shouting and falling over are ideal when accompanied with alcohol.

 

[barbslinger]

Still in Slinger Mode

 

[walletta]

I've been on the wagn for a couple of months but would drink while playing otherwise. Poker is the game to avoid drinking with.

 

[timerover51]

ha ha you'll change

Why is this view as a legitimate poll? It has nothing whatsoever to do with the game itself.

 

[Theov]

I quit drinking a while ago, so no, not anymore.

Over at Civ1, we this is going on:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=523215&highlight=beer
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=496478&highlight=beer
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=543104

Why is this view as a legitimate poll? It has nothing whatsoever to do with the game itself.

More than your comment.

 

[Whomp]

Still in Slinger Mode

Boom baby! Love me some Slinger! I'm not sure these youths can understand.

 

[templar_x]

a triple resurrection of slinger, Whomp and this thread!

and yes, coming late to the party i still give an answer: yes, i do play while i drink.

t_x

 

[tjs282]

For me, only tea. Herbal. No, not that kind of herbal.

I'm uncompetent enough at Civ3 as it is. If I drank alcohol while playing, I'd probably be restarting a lot more often. Like, every game...

 

[barbslinger]

Just checking in again. Not drinking herbal, straight whisky here.

 

[jguy100]

Apparently, some things never change!

 

[Chicken Pizza]

I've been an alchoholic for 20 years, so "do you play while drinking?" is maybe rather the question, and I do.

After a couple of strong beers, I function normally as a human and can even trick myself into thinking that strategic computer games are the meaning of life

After a few more, I get tired of all the planning ahead, changing descision and cleaning up, which civilization really is a lot about, at least for me.

For example, just when I've built a well combined and large enough army to start taking over Mayan territory, they finish the great wall...

 

[CKS]

Well, then, you know where to send your army first. Then it is your Great Wall.

 

[Chicken Pizza]

Well, then, you know where to send your army first. Then it is your Great Wall.

I know, right, but I don't even know where Copán is (I should have scouted ahead) and even if I did, it could take me 15 turns to get there through hostile territory.

I suppose I should stop behaving like a complaining child or an undecisive woman, which I'm probably both. Thanks for the comment.