My top ten things to do while waiting for Civ.4!

[Phoenix_56721]

MY TOP TEN THINGS TO DO WHILE WAITING FOR (CIV.4) TO RELEASE:

10. Explain to my boss that I will be absent from work on or about November 15th till sometime in January, I have a rare disease called Civimytosis # 4, There’s no cure!

9. Shave all nuisance body hair on November 14th, can’t waste time shaving when you’re in a middle of a turn!

8. Convince my wife that Christmas is on November 15th this year! No really it is!

7. Stock up on all the essentials: chips, caffeine, Little Debbie Snacks, caffeine, candy, caffeine, gum lots of gum!

6. Block out all the windows in my computer room with black paint, glare might cause me to miss an enemy on the edge of my boarders!

5. Practice saying: yes dear, sure, right away, ok, I will, without hearing or understanding what’s she’s saying.

4. Build a coffee maker right into the tower of my computer.

3. Post the top ten things I’m doing while waiting for Civ.4 to be released, on Civilization Fanatics Center’s web site.

2. Get my divorce papers in order!!

1. Play Civ.3 (duh)

If you have anything that you’re doing to pass the time while waiting for Civ.4 to release please feel free to post them!!!

Thank You!

 

[JavalTigar]

If you have been married for longer than 6 months, then #5 should be a no brainer.

 

[Meleager]

This is great!

11. Start a civ4 humor and jokes section before the game is even released

12. Spend some time learning how to evangalise so you have an advantage on the field of battle

13. Be sure to expel all bodily fluids cause you wont have time in the near future


on a more serious note... reading about civ4 is a good way to pass the time.

 

[Gr3yL3gion]

14. Uninstall Civ3 on my computer

 

[Darwin420]

15. Measure and constantly readjust my computer desk and computer peripherals so I have the perfect, most comfortable gaming position EVER!

16. Buy a mini-fridge and microwave for the computer room.

17. Stock up on coffee and raman noodles, so I won't starve to death when cIV comes out.

18. Fix the lock on the computer room door so I can have perfect peace and quiet while playing.

19. In conjunction with #18, buy the latest and best headphones that drown out all sounds but cIV, so I won't hear the wife and kid banging on the locked door to the computer room...

 

[TrailblazingScot]

20. Install a cat-flap.

 

[sealman]

If you have been married for longer than 6 months, then #5 should be a no brainer.

I was thinking the same thing... After I got married, this was one of the first things my father taught me.

 

[Deep_Blue]

21. Buy a comfortable expensive leather chair , to stay sitting on Civ4 without leaving it.
22. Change the design in my room to make every thing reachable , to minimized the chance of getting out of the chair.
23. Make an extra room for stokking cigarettes and cofffe.
24. Play Civ 3 for last time before saying good bye.
25. Practice using the mouse for +10 hours.

 

[ThePersian]

26.fake your own death, go far away from your home. Go to a hotle and buy the best computer and wait.

 

[Truronian]

26. Learn all the languages (they speak now).
27. Somehow induce a 97 day coma.
28. Open the CD drive in preperation.
29. Time the various routes from the video game store to your home.
30. By a disposable tent. (don't want to waste time packing up on the morning of the 15th)
31. Kill any needy pets.
32. Build a machine that can turn away salesmen, hang up the phone, feed pets (if their too valuable to kill eg. Pedigree dogs) [PS joke]
33. Eat five times your body mass the day before

 

[sealman]

I just got burnt with #5. Now I just put in a leave slip at work (#10) because my wife said I agreed to go spend time with her family in mid-November.

Now I will have to wait until December

 

[searcheagle]

19. In conjunction with #18, buy packs of ear plugs so I won't hear my wife banging on the door.

Come on, you don't want to do that. You will lose the ability to hear the vital sounds Civ 4 gives you. Therefore, buy a pack of headphones that will plug into the comp.

 

[HamaticBabylon]

34- play civ3 until you become absolutely mad!

 

[shady milkman]

35. Construct secret lair above the cieling tiles in video game store, await the arrival of cIV so you won't have to walk all the way over there.

 

[sealman]

34- play civ3 until you become absolutely mad!

What? You are just starting?

Or do you mean "continue playing..."

 

[Yusaku Jon III]

I'm already getting into my routine...

10. Keep playing Civ 3...

9. Work the day job to make sure that the bills are paid off.

8. Keep playing Civ 3...

7. Shop around for a better computer. You can't be hurt buying a better computer if you've noticed how newer games haven't played as well on your existing one.

6. Keep playing Civ 3...

5. Forget the due date for the bills because you've been playing Civ 3.

4. Keep playing Civ 3...

3. Forget that promise to take up walking after work every afternoon. In fact, forget about the fishing trip, the art hobby and a sundry list of other things you've been planning to do this summer... all because of Civ 3.

2. Keep playing Civ 3...

1. Did I mention "Keep playing Civ 3"...?

 

[soul_warrior]

hey, you all forgot the most important parts-

36. install multiple taps in room. preferably a light lager, and a dark one (Heiniken. Tuburg, Murphy's).

37. install LAN and extra "workstations" in room. make sure they have 15inch screens.

38. install MASSIVE new sound system

39. install EVEN BIGGER 60inch SCREEN.

40. memorize all your fast-food joints phones and fast dial them into your phone.

41. make your new friend the one at the games shop. that way you can have a copy when he gets one. IN ADVANCE of other mortals.

42. invite all your friends for a multiplayer game and overwhelm them with your superior screen

 

[Truronian]

43. Ask subtle questions to the staff at your game store to establish whereabouts in the store Civ4 will be.
44. Play Civ3 from different angles to simulate 3D (try zooming in).
45. Contract a virulant but non-lethal ailment so that you can avoid human contact.
46. Trade in old games for money to install a toilet next to your computer.

 

[bt_oz]

47. don't answer the phone whislt waiting for civ4, unless its the local computer shop to say your copies arrived and can picked up straight away...... how rude he just bolted out the room into the car, now he's driving at over 200km on the wrong side road, hope he didn't hit anyone on the way to the games shop to pick up civ4.

 

[Phoenix_56721]

If you have been married for longer than 6 months, then #5 should be a no brainer.

True, but for a game like Civ.4 I need to perfect it!!!!!!!!