Time for another geeky, self-obsessed post of interest to only a small fraction of my tiny readership:
I've been playing Empires at
http://www.redemperor.com as the general Pyrrhus, and my triumphs are unsurpassed! Roman legions, marching under my banner, control the land from Gaul to the Himalayan foothills. In a parallel world my Carthaginian elephant cavalry has trampled all opposition. Best of all, my rampaging Viking hordes are descending murderously upon
wimble.
Three games with one thing in common - a Pyrrhic victory!
Now if only my thesis had war elephants in it...