Another Lesson from Gaming

Before I begin, I must say that gaming isn't all that good for you, if you play too much.

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The game is called Shogun Total War 2 - based in Japan.

I played a game which lasted 240 rounds, and the aim was to conquer 60 cities, on 'hard' difficulty. I started with 1000 gold and 1 city. The more cities you want to capture, the more gold you require to finance armies and navies.

The game was really quite hard, and after a lot of saving and loading I had about 57 cities under my control, with 3 more to capture before I win.

I had a lot of gold - 130,000. The next turn I took over 3 cities and won the game.

Now, all that effort in accumulating gold, and fighting battles, all amounted to what? To me finishing the race with 130,000 gold? So what does that translate to when the game takes you back to the menu? Absolutely nothing.

I had that feeling of: when I leave this earth, what can I take with me? Absolutely nothing. And what of, all the time I spent on accumulating the earthly wealth? Nothing, of it - waste of time.

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So in conclusion, gaming is not all that good if you play too much, however some vital life lessons can be learned, if the game is properly played.