If you ask me if I’m a gamer, I will tell you “Nope, I just play a couple of games – and I play those games a lot.” Apparently quite a lot.

I have crossed the 10,000 hour threshold on Civ 6. To be fair, the Civ 6 I play today is not the same game I played many moons ago. But it’s a game I can play, keep interested, and enjoy.

The other game I play quite a lot is Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes. It celebrated its 10-year anniversary last month, and I joined not too long after it originally came out. It’s The Brother’s fault. He got me into it. Again, the game I’m playing now is not the same game I played many moons ago. New features, new dynamics. Yet, I just enjoy grinding through my characters. It’s not the most efficient for all the events the game wants me to do, but it’s satisfying for me. Most of the time.

What does the future hold? Well, SWGOH has been acting more “grab the whale money” and putting critical items that were grindable to purchase-only or rare drops. It’s frustrating, but I figure I’ll give it until at least 2027. I kinda want to see what they’re going to do for the big 50th anniversary. As for Civ? I keep hearing how they’re “fixing” Civ 7 to deal with player concerns. I’m probably going to go back and at least try to play again. If for no other reason than the game is gorgeous and it has some neat mechanics. Until I get as comfortable with Civ 7 as I am with Civ 6, I will still be clocking hours on Civ 6. Because it’s my relax game.