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ELVIRA

So, I get frustrated at how                
I've lost my ability to hit                
the ramp targets in Elvira, I
decide to shift from my usual
goal of scoring high and
rolling it over to just playing
for action.  Like going for
skull locks and multi-ball
play... "easy" targets that I
always thought of as a waste
of time and a distraction.         But this zen fairy tale doesn't
And all of a sudden the "easy"     tell the whole story by itself.
targets become much more           It's true that "trying too
difficult than I thought, and      hard" can screw you up, but
I start hitting the ramps          there are other times when the
again without much effort.         game seems pointless, and I no
And once I do get it into the      longer care where the ball
multi-ball mode I roll it          goes, and *that* state of mind
over...                            certainly doesn't improve my
                                   score.

                                      As of October 1990, I think I've
                                      finally mastered Elvira.
                                      I don't play it.

                                      And as of February 1991, I've managed
                                      to quit playing it again.

                                      And as of January 1992, I'm still off
                                      it.  I play Dr. Dude instead.
                                      (At least I'm off caffiene now.)

                                      (March 1992, I'm more into Batman.)
                                      (April 1992: quit again.)

                                      (May 92 or so, I adopted a one
                                       game per day limit.  This has
                                       been surprisingly stable.)   
                                            
                                      (Nov 94, and still at no  
                                       more than a game a day, and
                                       hardly every day either.)
                                       (can't say the same for caffiene
                                        though.)
        
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