RTR Addiction?

[Thiudareiks Flavius]

This is probably more psychology, but if one cancels a date with an extremely attractive girl to play RTR (Rome: Total Realism), does that qualify as an addiction? haha.

I got in trouble with my girlfriend yesterday when I promised I'd be at her place 'later this afternoon' and ended up playing RTW - Europa Barbarorum until 5pm. I was trying to fight to win the last province I needed to achieve my victory conditions as Carthage, but failed to make it before the Ptolomaic Kingdom achieved theirs first. To make matters worse, they won by conquering one of my African provinces.

Then I got a call from my (now rather irate) girl to the effect that 5 pm was not 'later this afternoon' and that I shouldn't bother coming around at all.

Double ouch.

Some fast talking and a strategic bunch of flowers later, and the girlfriend situation was resolved. But I'm still bummed at losing to those slimy Egyptians ...

And I knew I couldn't explain to my girlfriend that I'd let time get away from me because I was engrossed in a titanic struggle with the Germanic Sweboz federation involving some incredible set-piece battles north of the Julian Alps. I'd still be in the dog-house now if I'd tried that ... :roll: