I’m pretty obsessed with World of Warcraft. I’ll admit it. However there is one thing that you should note about me playing that game. I can stop playing whenever I want to. Sure, that’s a defense that many drug addicts use, but it’s 100% true. I’ve grinded my way up to level 60, and there’s much more to see in the game, but I could stop playing tomorrow if another game came along.
Let’s talk about the alpha game, the game that would completely destroy my social life, ruin my job and lead me down a hopless path ending with me finally colapsing, dead from not eating.
But first, let’s talk about the games that make up the primal essences of the Alpha Game.
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