about 6.5 - 7 years.

I remember I had to Ride my Bike to the Store to Buy it and i spent all my Monies $$$

lol Now I own 2 copies in case 1 breaks.

in about 7 years ive put in at least 12,000 hours. Beat the Game Dozens of times and Mastered Every Job Dozens of times. and its still Fun and somtimes still challanging when I Limit myself to certain rules ^^