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[segfault]

hi there

i'm 23, computer science student in switzerland. i am a dominions addict for more than a year now, but i only recently ordered the full game.

the first computer game i played was 'dark castle' for the good ol' mac plus (if i remember right). from there i switched to the strategy genre (civilization, dune, command & conquer, warcraft, master of orion 1 & 2). besides dominions, i'm currently playing "heroes of might & magic 3" and "sid meiers alpha centauri".

my favourite operating system is debian gnu/linux (www.debian.org); but now and then i prefer to boot into ETH Oberon (www.oberon.ethz.ch).

besides studying, coding and gaming i play trombone and enjoy a really good time with my girlfriend.

well, i guess that's it for the moment.

cheers

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[Bimbo63]

Hello,

I am 40, live in Seattle, WA, USA.

I am an accountant but an avid climber and kayaker.

I love strategy/wargames (Uncommon Valor, JA2, Warlords), some RPG's (Gothic, Ultimas) and dabble in other genres occasionally (OOTP4, Sam & Max.)

My whole life philosophy is: maximize your pleasures in life, minimize your pains.

Looking forward to Dom2!

James.

[Jasper]

Hello, my name is Jasper, and I'm a game addict... oh wait -- wrong group!

Ahem. I'm 30, happily married with sons aged 3.5 years and 4 months. I currently live in Corvallis, Oregon, USA where I work as a Code Troll, er, "Software Architect".

I've been playing computer games since about 6, starting with Star Trek, Rogue, Empire, and Adventure. Aside from the obvious computer games, I also have a long background in role playing games, board games, war games, miniature games, card games, Larps, Muds, and Fencing. I used to play (American) Football and wrestle as well. Every once in a while I think I play too many games, but it doesn't Last. ;-)

Favorite RPGs: Ars Magica, Earth Dawn, Rune Quest, Call of Cthulhu, Twilight 2300, Fading Suns.

Recent Computer Games: Dominions, Combat Mission, King of Dragon Pass, Gothic, Tron 2.0, Soul Calibur 2

Miniatures Games: Armati, Stargrunt, Dirtside.

Recent Boardgames: Mare Nostrum, Puerto Rico, Vinci, Civilization, Ursuppe; too many to list really.

Card Games: Shadow Fist

Defunct Muds: GodNet, Pandemonium

Fencing Style: Italian

-Jasper

[Strider]

47 years young.
3 grown kids, and 4 grandkids. I had the oldest grandkid playing Doom before she could walk or talk

Favorite toy was army men, then military/sci fi board games, then computers...waiting to see what you youngsters come up with next

[LordArioch]

I'm 17, and currently a college student (studying physics and mathematics) in Austin, Texas, USA.

As a college student I feel it my duty to play anything and everything..so I'd need to make a list by genre and I don't really feel like it right now unless someone really wants me to. I stumbled across Dominions by searching the Age of Wonders 2 forums for references to Master of Magic...which was great back then.

Reading: Various science fiction/fantasty...including anything and everything I can find written by Greg Egan
And of course the many wonderful textbooks of physics and math.

[Stavetor]

I'm 25 (for another few weeks anyway), married, and finishing up a degree in psychology. I currently live in Mexico City, but I'm originally from a dinky little town in Iowa, and am about to move to the San Francisco area.

I got started gaming back in the early 80's on my dad's Apple IIe. The first game I ever played was "Artillery", but the one that really sealed my fate as a gamer was the text adventure classic "Eamon". I didn't get into strategy games until we got our first PC, but once I laid into Breach 2 I was hooked.

I use a Macintosh. Unfortunately, we don't get too many decent strat games, so I was really happy to see that Dom. II will also be OS X compatible. On the Mac I play a lot of Escape Velocity: Nova, King of Dragon Pass, and Dom. I. When I get a chance to play on a PC, I go for Age of Wonders 2, Kohan: Ahriman's Gift, The War Engine, and when I have a whole lot of time to spend, SEIV Gold.

Currently playing: EV: Nova
Currently listening: Live: Birds of Pray, A Perfect Circle: Thirteenth Step, Nick Cave: The Boatman's Call
Currently reading: An incredibly boring, enervating, and aggravating statistics textbook.

[ October 01, 2003, 08:34: Message edited by: Stavetor ]

[Humer]

I'm of the vintage -76, of Finland, married, one child (son, ~5 months, the world's most adorable thing, but I'm biased ), seemingly unable to finish my studies. Been working for the Last 3,5 years as a software designer.

Gamer since -83 (Amstrad PPC 664, gotta hate those things), C64, Amiga, PC. All-time Favorites include Archon I/II (C64), Wizard's Crown, Eternal dagger, Wing Commander -series, Freespace 2, Elite, Mechforce, but 'Master of'-series Really Has Me (well, except MoO3...). And Dominions. Oh, the sweet times spent at Mount Celeste...

Been a gamer all my life, no intention to stop (except at 2AM's b/c "When are you coming to bed?" "Just one more turn, I promise!").

- Humer