How long do you play?

[nheero143]

Usually two hours (8-10PM) is enough, but no less. On weekends I go for 4 hours typically. On a serious gaming weekend, nothing else happening, I may play 8 hours straight. Have I ever finished with the birds chirping?

[Von Nanega]

I tell you what is sick, I will play the game at home, and then at work when I have nothing else to do, I am on this forum!!!!!! Does that also count as game time?

[FrauGloer]

At the moment, I don't have my computer with me during the week, so I can only play *gasp* Saturdays and Sundays. Over the Christmas Holidays, I played between 3 and 10 hours a day. But nowadays, I try to fight my addiction and plan my weekends beforehand so I don't have more than 2-3 hours a day left for sitting in front of that machine. It's hard, but my eyes are gonna thank me one day...

[FactionHeir]

I play when I feel like it (i.e. got bored of other games for the moment) and if i have at least 1 hour free. (allows for maybe 2-3 turns late game - micromanagement and making sure evey city builds and there are no heretics anywhere takes forever)

[Chosun]

I tell you what is sick, I will play the game at home, and then at work when I have nothing else to do, I am on this forum!!!!!! Does that also count as game time?

What's wrong with that?

Since I'm married and want to stay that way, I try to limit myself to about 3 hours a session or until she tells me to stop and do something. I try for at least one battle (not autocalc) but micromanaging takes alot of time. If I have been away for a couple days, I wish I had taken some notes because I have no idea what is going on and what I was trying to do. I also usually leave the game on since I have a dedicated gaming PC.

[gingergenius]

when I feel like it, for however long.

Sometimes I play for an hour, sometimes 5 but I usually get bored and do something more worthwhile with my life.

On average, I'd say 1-2 hours a day.

[Snoil The Mighty]

I tell you what is sick, I will play the game at home, and then at work when I have nothing else to do, I am on this forum!!!!!! Does that also count as game time?

+1.

Guilty here too. I rarely post from home as when there I am either a) In Bob Vila mode-o the joys of home ownership or b) Productively acquiring vast medieval Empires

[Snoil The Mighty]

oops-got doubled. Sorry

[Lorenzo_H]

I play for around 30 mins to an hour. Rarely for more than that.

[Gingivitis]

Always longer than I think I will, that's for sure. "This is the last turn" I tell myself. Even if I do follow through with that I end up spending an eternity filling up every build queue, checking every city and castle, and evaluating the position of every army, priest, merchant, spy, diplomat, and assassin. The problem is unless there's a major battle about to be played there's a bunch of little things that you think you can just do before you quit, but you end up doing a bunch of them and poof it's an hour later. I made it to work on time today only because I knew a force would be sallying from a town I was attacking if I hit "end turn" so I knew I had a good 15 minutes ahead of me if I stayed.

[Lord Fluffy]

I play for around 30 mins to an hour. Rarely for more than that.

Wow, I have single battles that lasted longer than that. I just did this one battle that lasted almost hour and a half. I'm trying though to limit myself to about 2 hours tops. Been working lately.

[alex9337]

I am a guilty sinner! I work a shift that doesn't see me get home until 9:00 pm in the evening. I just have time to visit briefly with my two wonderful children before my wife and I tuck them in for beddy-byes.

After that, I eat dinner and my wife and I watch TV or play a game of something (scrabble, etc) or just chat. By 11:30 pm, my lovely wife is exhausted (she has a normal schedule) and goes to bed.

I can't sleep yet. I have a dedicated gaming computer in my home office. I launch into the game immediately and play until at least 3 or 4 AM. I go to bed, get up at 9 am, read the paper, do odd jobs and maybe errands and then off to work for 1 pm.

The weekends are for my wife and kids. I try my best (but not always successful) to stay away from the game during this time.

Seems to work out ok for all concerned!

[Marquis of Roland]

I will play if I have at least a half hour free time.

Any non-castle field battle that does not involve more than 3 stacks on the other side, whether custom or campaign, I can usually finish in 30 min. Castle battles take about 15 min. more.

It takes me about 10 min. per turn in campaign after the first 10-20 turns or so, so I'd like to play at least 2 or 3 turns before I close the game.

People that play exclusively at 2x battle speed or more, I've seen them finish battles in 10 min. or so.

Even so, I usually lose track of time and go to sleep 30 min. or an hour late. Thank god the office is close to home lol.