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[joeclark77]

It came to me when I was taken by a fey mood.
Joe withdraws from society...

[Valikdu]

First I read about Boatmurdered, about 3 years ago.
Then I read about other such epic disasters like Headshoots, but still didn't have the courage to start.

And about 1.5 years ago I heard about Nidokoenig's My Little Fortress mod and, finally, started playing.

[terko]

There was that day a while ago, filled with boredom and nothing to do. I read about 'Dwarf Fortress' here and there, but never knew what exactly it is. So I decided to give it a go and, well, there I am.

[eliphas8]

I was brought enticed into trying it when I read boatmurdered. Coarse its avery different (but oddly similar) game from what it was then.

[Coalwalker]

It was mentioned on a simulator forum some years ago. I googled it, saw it was free, tried it, failed miserably, gave up because it seemed like one of those 'only worth playing for the nerd cred' games, then read more about it, read Boatmurdered, read some of the tips on Magmawiki, then came back with more determination. Now it's a strong addiction. I'm even running a community game on that forum, now.

[Demdemeh]

My wife was trolling the Kickstarter game section, and we found a little game where you were supposed to gather resources and build a castle and fight invading monsters. The graphics were simple, and the gameplay looked interesting. So I read up on it, and it led me toward Gnomoria. Both referenced Dwarf Fortress, and I read that it was supposed to be very difficult, and that people thought the complexity would make it too exclusive. So I downloaded it a few months ago, and haven't been able to stop yet.

[Dishwater]

well back in 2010 I was looking for a new game to play. I came across mount and blade on YouTube. Dwarf Fortress was in the watch next list, I clicked it,watched it and tried it haven't stopped since version
0.31.01

[Gallows_God]

Saw it on you tube on a lets play video didn't watch it passed the skill selection screen. I just knew I had to have this game. Now I play it constantly though I still feel like I am terrible at it each fortress I make gets better.

[TVL257]

Was watching 4playerpodcast live, eventho i had no idea what the hell was going on cause it was default texture pack, i was still very interested in the game because they were talking about fishing, mining and stuffs. And i mega ultra love management games.

[Lint938x]

A co worker was drawing a castle thing it looked really odd asked him about it said he was planning his next fortress...

[necroneous]

Back in early 2010, when Minecraft started taking off I remember reading people on 4chan comparing and contrasting it to Dwarf Fortress. After hearing about how each world is randomly generated and all of the details that the game records, I watched Capt Duck's lets plays and tutorials on youtube. Within a few months I had a fair grasp on the gameplay, my first great fortress falling after deciding things got too boring; pulling a lever that collapsed the fortress.

[Sigulbard]

I remember I was sleeping, having a dream about falling. It was like a regular falling dream, but after a minute or two I realized that I wasn't actually falling, and that I was just standing there on the ground. Except there was no ground - all around me was a black void. I floated in this emptiness, with no thoughts in my head and no sense of the time passing. Everything seemed to be in slow motion, but I couldn't really tell because it was all dark around me. Then, out of nowhere, I felt a sensation that made me turn around. I saw a bright, white light in the far distance and set course towards it. As I moved, the space around me started to morph into an enormous, but dimly lit hallway made of grey stone, held up by gigantic columns. On the stone were engraved brave heroes and fearsome creatures (and cheese) from ages past - all in such likeness that it felt like you were truly in their awesome presence. At the far end of the hall stood a throne, illuminated by an atmospheric sunray that came in through a ceiling far beyond my vision. A dark and fearsome being sat on that magnificent throne, it its hand a sword made of the darkest metal. The figure seeped of both dread and a strong feeling of awe. It opened its blazing eyes as it stood up and boomed across the hall with a voice that could slice through men like a blade:

"Bol krabbamein er alvarlegt mál!"

Then it looked at me, and I was frozen there in terror, unable to even breathe. Suddenly the borderless room began to expand, taking me further and further away from the being, until it was dark again, and then I woke up.

I sat up in my bed, sweating and wheezing as I was out of breath. All I knew was the silent voice in my head that kept repeating:

"Dwarf Fortress, Dwarf Fortress, Dwarf Fortress..."

[birdy51]

TvTropes.

[Larix]

"Bol krabbamein er alvarlegt mál!"

<nods sagely>
Words of wisdom, dear children.

So, is DF supposed to be the cause or the cure for... you know?

[thenacho]

I somehow ended up in the DF gamefaqs board where they were talking about training babies into war-hardened adults by locking them into a room with a feral dog. Somehow, this didn't pique my internet, but for the next couple of years that name would come back to me, gnawing in the back of my head: "Dwarf Fortress..." One day I decided to see what all the buzz was about and watched some captnduck tutorials. I got about halfway through Summer or Autumn before giving up defeated. About half a year after that I had an amazon giftcard, and inspiration struck: I should buy the Dwarf Fortress guidebook for my Kindle. That was about a week or two ago. I haven't looked back yet.