Facebook游戏在现实生活中一直以负面形象示人，玩家因游戏成瘾而酿成悲剧的消息时常见诸报端，但上周二发生在美国的一桩奇闻，倒真改变了人们对Facebook游戏的看法。

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据游戏邦了解，现年51岁的罗伯特·钱伯斯（Robert Chambers）上周独自华盛顿家中与一群网友玩Facebook游戏《Evony》。当时家中的烤箱突然起火，火势逐渐蔓延整个房子。可患有肌肉萎缩症的钱伯斯无法从中脱身，同时又够不着电话。情急之下，他只好向网友呼救，在《Evony》的游戏界面中输入“救命！我的房子着火了！但我出不去！”，并附上了自己的家庭住址。位于印第安纳州、德克萨斯州的网友见状，马上打电话给当地消防队。几分钟后，消防队抵达钱伯斯家并成功将他解救出来。

事发之后，钱伯斯的妻子帕特丽夏（Patricia）表示，她之特恨Facebook游戏，因为丈夫几乎成日泡在游戏中，完全不理会她，对家事也莫不关心。但经过这件事后，她开始改变了对Facebook游戏的成见，毕竟它在丈夫最危险的时刻救了他一命。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

Facebook game Evony saves man from fire in home

Most of the time, when we have a real-world news story to bring you about Facebook gaming, it deals with something negative – addiction to Facebook games, perhaps. Tonight, though, we have a heart-warming tale of how one particular Facebook game has actually saved a man’s life.

51-year-old Robert Chambers, from Spokane Washington, was alone at home on Tuesday, playing Evony on Facebook with a group of online friends. A toaster strudel became lodged in his toaster, causing a fire which spread to the rest of the home. Chambers suffers from muscular dystrophy, and therefore can’t move around his home easily. His telephone was out of reach, causing Chambers to call out to those friends he knows on line.

In the Evony game screen he typed “Help me, my house is on fire and I can’t get out.” He then typed his address, and Evony gamers from both Indiana and Texas proceeded to call the local fire department. Firemen arrived at Chambers’ home within a matter of minutes, and he was saved.

Chambers’ wife Patricia says she now has a better appreciation for the game, which she used to hate, due to Robert’s dedication. “I hated this game because he doesn’t pay attention to me or anything else in the house,” she said. “Now I’ve got to bite my tongue because it saved his life quite possibly.”

Luckily, this is one news story with a much happier ending than those we’ve seen in the past. Hopefully it’s just the first of many that show the helpful nature of gamers all around the country, and even the world.（source:blog.games）