To this day I still play the expansion Brood War with my friends and step children. I have been playing computer games for years. Since 1986 actually. Warcraft was a great deal of fun but when Starcraft first came along I didn't like what I saw on the box (Strange alien graphics) so I didn't get it right away. My stepson finally talked me into and I haven't regretted it. It is absolutely the best game to sit down and relax and enjoy for a few hours. Not to thought provoking to give a headache but challenging enough to draw you back. I especially love it on battlenet with my friends and family. I have almost 800 wins online and we even started a gaming clan a few years ago because of this game. We now play many others, but we regularly go back to this one. One reason is when the internet is not kind to dial-up users this is one of the few games they can still play online.