What could possibly be more fun that building a world of your own and controlling every aspect of it? Many games in the past decade have taken up that theme—SimCity, The Sims, Age of Empires, Black & White—to name a few. The latest (and supposedly greatest) of this genre is Sid Meier's Civilization III. I have heard legends that told of college students who failed out of school due to the addictive properties of earlier versions of this game. I think some of the allure of gameplay comes from already having experience with this series. As a completely new Civ player, this game takes some getting used to. First impressions after playing twice: -There's a whole lot that I don't know how to do. -It's disorienting to jump from person to person during each turn. -The tutorial doesn't seem like the easiest setting - the other civilizations keep ganging up on me. -This game is very complex. -I'm not addicted yet, but it's likely I will be.