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>play was only allowed to continue when all players were online at the same time.

I can't get the same 5 people together to continue a game of Civilization V. 30 people is ridiculous.

>“The loss of a resource such as clay was a small warning most players missed,” WordWorks notes. Within a week, trees were in short supply. Wood is essential for tool building in Minecraft, and so tensions began to mount.

Now, I know they're joking. How would anyone even know if all clay was gone (I never even use it)? Trees, by the way, are a renewable resource.

Funny, but very likely this never happened.