http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35427
--- Comment #5 from Leon Baradat lordpeyre@yahoo.com --- Ok, I upgraded from 1.6.1 to 1.7.1. Now the game crashes immediately upon opening. Ditto after a reboot.
Yes, I used to run this on my old Windows 2000 machine, and it didn't crash like this. Certainly you could play an entire game without it crashing.