In what must be as far back as 1997 or so, I once played through the entire Alpha Centauri game. It took me a full day and a full night. And then - it was over. I never gamed again. In my view, computers are there to be programmed, not for gaming. The only game I still play is chess. Ever since I turned 8 and my father esteemed it about time that I learned it, as it was - in his opinion - a skill that a grown-up man must have. It is the only thing I am grateful for to him.