![]() (Or at least make sure you don’t rely on them.) Given the risk, I’d steer clear of Steam games for this trip. ![]() I have had people allege that this is no longer a problem, and others claim it is. If Steam throws one of its fits like it does sometimes, it might insist on re-connecting before it will let you into your games again. You don’t want to have to drag a bunch of disks all over the world. The games have got to be self-contained on your hard drive.Games which rely heavily on multiplayer are right out.Even if you activate them before you leave, you never know when adding an external harddrive or adding a service pack or updating some drivers will cause the game to want to re-activate. Games which require online activation are a no-go. You can’t just install every downloadable game and pick through them later. What would you take with you in this situation? This is a bit like the Games for Castaways post from a few years ago, except you’re not limited to just three games. (Perhaps all of his non-working hours.) What games should he take along to keep himself entertained? He’s going to spend a lot of time stuck in his room. He’ll have a laptop, but probably not internet access. He’s going to be in Afghanistan for the next six months.
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