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Posted September 26, 2013
Heya guys! I do enjoy myself some gaming, and I happen to have allot of downtime during my work (I'm a researcher, so i often have to wait for people to complete certain tasks) so I was thinking if anyone knew of a fun game that I could play at work? There is one catch: the game must be pausable at any point and time. I never know when the participant is done their task or if they want to ask me a question, and as such I need to be able to stop the game at any time (and resume later).

I love strategy and adventure games, but keep in mind that I'm using my laptop, and do not have a mouse (it just sits on my lap).

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated :D!
Posted September 26, 2013
Eador: Genesis. It's also light on system requirements so you will easily find it playable on a cheaper laptop if that's what you have in your lab or office.

I also highly recommend Heroes III.
Posted September 26, 2013
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MarcinKoni: Heya guys! I do enjoy myself some gaming, and I happen to have allot of downtime during my work (I'm a researcher, so i often have to wait for people to complete certain tasks) so I was thinking if anyone knew of a fun game that I could play at work? There is one catch: the game must be pausable at any point and time. I never know when the participant is done their task or if they want to ask me a question, and as such I need to be able to stop the game at any time (and resume later).

I love strategy and adventure games, but keep in mind that I'm using my laptop, and do not have a mouse (it just sits on my lap).

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated :D!
I guess any turn-based game will satisfy that.

My suggestion: Etherlords 2
Posted September 26, 2013
Book of Unwritten Tales is an awesome fantasy point and click adventure game that can be played on laptops and paused whenever you like.
Posted September 26, 2013
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MarcinKoni: snip
-Heroes of Might and Magic 3
-King of Dragon Pass
-Eador: Genesis
-Disciples 2


All those games are TBS. If you want something RTS, I warmly recommend Sacrifice, as it's one of the best games ever made.
Posted September 26, 2013
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MarcinKoni: Heya guys! I do enjoy myself some gaming, and I happen to have allot of downtime during my work (I'm a researcher, so i often have to wait for people to complete certain tasks) so I was thinking if anyone knew of a fun game that I could play at work? There is one catch: the game must be pausable at any point and time. I never know when the participant is done their task or if they want to ask me a question, and as such I need to be able to stop the game at any time (and resume later).

I love strategy and adventure games, but keep in mind that I'm using my laptop, and do not have a mouse (it just sits on my lap).

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated :D!
The no mouse thing narrows it down a lot actually, especially when it comes to adventure games. Broken Sword 3 doesn't use mouse though and it's quite fun :).
Posted September 26, 2013
I would agree with the Heroes III recommendations. If you're able to play that I'd suggest Age of Wonders as well.
Posted September 26, 2013
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Licurg: -Heroes of Might and Magic 3
-King of Dragon Pass
-Eador: Genesis
-Disciples 2


All those games are TBS. If you want something RTS, I warmly recommend Sacrifice, as it's one of the best games ever made.
EDIT: Didn't see the "No mouse" specification. Try Dune 1 .
Posted September 26, 2013
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MarcinKoni: Heya guys! I do enjoy myself some gaming, and I happen to have allot of downtime during my work (I'm a researcher, so i often have to wait for people to complete certain tasks) so I was thinking if anyone knew of a fun game that I could play at work? There is one catch: the game must be pausable at any point and time. I never know when the participant is done their task or if they want to ask me a question, and as such I need to be able to stop the game at any time (and resume later).

I love strategy and adventure games, but keep in mind that I'm using my laptop, and do not have a mouse (it just sits on my lap).

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated :D!
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Stooner: I guess any turn-based game will satisfy that.

My suggestion: Etherlords 2
Etherlords 2 is a fun game but the battles can get drawn out and as far as I remember you can't save and resume during them.
Posted September 26, 2013
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Tarm: Etherlords 2 is a fun game but the battles can get drawn out and as far as I remember you can't save and resume during them.
But no one will attack you if it's your turn you let it alone, right? ;p
Posted September 26, 2013
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Tarm: Etherlords 2 is a fun game but the battles can get drawn out and as far as I remember you can't save and resume during them.
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Stooner: But no one will attack you if it's your turn you let it alone, right? ;p
Yeah but it might not be appropriate for a researcher having a game running in the background ALT TABed.
Also he might be doing research on a shitty computer, depends largely on the research so it might hog the system. Yeah that's a weak argument. :P

But anyway you can't shut down the game during battles and then resume them later.
Posted September 26, 2013
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Tarm: Yeah but it might not be appropriate for a researcher having a game running in the background ALT TABed.
Also he might be doing research on a shitty computer, depends largely on the research so it might hog the system. Yeah that's a weak argument. :P

But anyway you can't shut down the game during battles and then resume them later.
Oh, but you made me recall something...
Alt+Tab doesn't work with this game!
Posted September 26, 2013
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Tarm: Yeah but it might not be appropriate for a researcher having a game running in the background ALT TABed.
Also he might be doing research on a shitty computer, depends largely on the research so it might hog the system. Yeah that's a weak argument. :P

But anyway you can't shut down the game during battles and then resume them later.
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Stooner: Oh, but you made me recall something...
Alt+Tab doesn't work with this game!
That made me realise that I almost never ALT TABed during gaming before steam and all the gazillions of chat programs. Probably that's why I didn't know this.
Now you made me feel old. Shame on you! ;)
Posted September 26, 2013
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Stooner: Oh, but you made me recall something...
Alt+Tab doesn't work with this game!
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Tarm: That made me realise that I almost never ALT TABed during gaming before steam and all the gazillions of chat programs. Probably that's why I didn't know this.
Now you made me feel old. Shame on you! ;)
Sooorry...
but yeah.. no alt+tab or windowed gaming with that.

and hey, it's not my fault. (you just have to look at those dirty diapers you're using ;p)
Posted September 26, 2013
Alpha Centauri, Master Of Orion, Colonization, Call To Power 2, just use the arrow keys to move the cursor around.
Post edited September 26, 2013 by Strijkbout
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