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• While waiting for Civ IV, why not download FreeCiv, which is based on the original. Then grit your teeth, look at the clock, and curse the name of Sid Meiers.
  
• Ophiuchus is the simple space strategy game formed from the letters left over from other games.
  
• You need Skills to keep track of your AD&D skill point allocation. Also, to pay the billz.

• Guess what? Civ IV is great. Faster, you fools! Port faster!
  
• In other, non-Civ related news, IMG previews Zoo Tycoon 2. Is it because of this game that we don't have Civ IV right now? I demand answers!
  
• Speaking of addictive games that strain your personal relationships, here's some info on the next WoW patch

• Teemspeex gets VOX. The highly requested feature, not the overrated sex novella.

• Kirk Hiner informs us of the release of Ladybugs, a game for small children, then bemoans the lack of a walkthrough and gives it a frowny face.
  
• Apple hips us to a Sims Patch, fixing a bug where copies of books can spontaneously disappear from the Apple store when... oh wait.
  
• Video gamers have similar habits to drug users, except they don't smell like patchoulli and listen to Phish.

Bill's been using Macs since the late 80s. When he's not making smartass remarks to amuse Kirk Hiner, he enjoys fighting for the user.