I remember starting at 10pm on a Saturday telling myself that I will only play a couple turns, just to look to my left and see the sun over the horizon. This happened too many times to count. The game is still one of the best turn-based strategy games as long as you can look past the old graphics and unadjustable mouse cursor speed. If you like any of the Civ games, this is a must. Actually I don't feel that the Civ series is quite there yet (I have not played 5 yet). I don't feel that it is as in-depth and I never understood why they left the fighting up to chance.