I've heard rumors that Sid Meier is a foreign entity from some other universe. He sucks time away from your life & uses it to help him live forever.

If you don't believe me & you need proof (since this is Hacker News) I dare you to play any Civilization game from the series. I suggest Civ 3. Whichever you pick, you will find yourself randomly noticing the people around you are waking up for breakfast & you've been playing all night. You'll be upset with yourself for a minute, but then you'll realize you just need to make a couple more strategic moves to conqueror your neighbor. If you call in sick today, you might be able to take over your entire continent. Then again, now that you've got the hang of it, you could also restart & really perfect your opening moves. Dilemmas..