[NTDF9]

This is so similar to Football Manager simulation series. God knows how many years I wasted on it. No, I can't do that anymore...shouldn't do that...let me just try once....I'll eat dinner later....Washing your underwear inside out saves on game time.

[Tech-Noir]

I may have to give this a miss then. I made the mistake of installing CM0102 (free download since 2002) recently for old time's sake and kissed goodbye to a solid month before finally managing to go cold turkey.

Alongside original Doom it's probably in my top 2 games, and it's brilliant (and productivity destroying) that both still have so much active development and community around them[1][2], 15-25 years after they were released.

[1] http://champman0102.co.uk [2] https://www.doomworld.com

[NTDF9]

I remember this game. CM was the precursor to FM. This then forked into FM when Sega bought the studio (I think).

Did you guys know that FM used real world class scouts to give attributes to players? The scouts were so good that many of their discovered wonderkids went on to become world class players in real life.

Sergio Aguero comes to mind.

[JBlue42]

Upvote since I was never suspecting to see this mentioned on HN. It's not even a game I can describe to my gamer friends irl and have them understand the appeal.

[bigjust]

Ok, who here wears a suit for cup finals.

Not me, but I did put a DND sign up

[JBlue42]

Not I but only because I don't have one that fits right now. I definitely take a breather, make sure to have hydration around, and will hold off on playing a final if I've been drinking.

[NTDF9]

I would save final matches for the next day so I could think afresh for a few hours before the match starts. Anxiety levels were through the roof.

[NTDF9]

I concur! Nothing can describe how detailed that game is.

[JBlue42]

- "So, it's like Fifa and you have a team and play against people?"

- "No, I don't control the players. I try and examine the other team and make sure mine has trained well in their tactics. It's fun though - I negotiated an awesome deal for a striker and I think he'll help us win the Swedish 2nd Division this season. I'm pretty close to getting a backup left-back from England but not sure he'll fit in my tight wage structure"

At this point, everyone has walked away