It's 2011. You have 8 Steam accounts with Civilization V. Coronas are coming out the fridge. It's 4:30pm. Someone shows up with a macOS device. The first turn b

It's 2011. You have 8 Steam accounts with Civilization V. Coronas are coming out the fridge. It's 4:30pm. Someone shows up with a macOS device. The first turn began at 8:05pm. You know the deadline is at 3am, because that's when they do last call at the Korean BBQ place that one of the guys looks forward to all night. There's only diplomacy rule: "No alien governors," you can't just walk over to some amateur's screen and fix everything wrong with their civ. It's 2pm, October 18th, 2004. You have a hacked Xbox and the leak of French Halo 2. The line to play at the Holiday Inn for DECA State wraps around the hallway. A second hacked Xbox materializes. You play the first 8 player game at 2am. It's the basement of the collectibles shop in 1999. You're hiding behind a plant in Zaphod's Estate. Someone notices you and you die instantly. It's still only 5pm. The 8 player match of Broodwar is 15 minutes in. Your beautiful base patrolled by battleships, it's untouched. You're 8 years old. Someone who is actually good is eliminated, and takes over your screen.