[Saxon]

I would guess that all the ages on the survey have slid 3 years upwards. Dom seems to hold players pretty well. I know I changed age categories in the last four years… Perhaps that is just my two year old daughter running around and making me feel older though.

GrudgeBringer,

I doubt you will get whipped by a 10 year old. With age comes wisdom and that helps a lot with the diplomacy in MP. If you are running a successful company, I assume you can negotiate a mutually beneficial deal, which will help you a lot in MP. Of course, if you still play rugby union in the scrum, you may lack the subtly needed for some parts of the game. But if you are in the backs, you are pretty boy and beyond hope in any case. You can guess where I played.

More helpfully, don’t count on winning. Most games have 10 or more players and even if only two or three are good, it is still a tough road to victory. But if you do win, victory will be far, far sweeter than against the AI. Also, expect to put some real time in if you are playing seriously. The turns have to come in on time and you have to spend some quality time to make sure your turns are good. Perhaps more important is the diplomatic negotiations. You have to talk to a lot of people, a lot of the time. It isn’t work, it is fun, but if you are seriously competitive (which I sense you may be) know that you can get sucked into this.

To put it in perspective, I had to cut a deal with my wife. One last game of MP, then no more. SP is fine, but the time and deadline demands for MP were too much for us. In other words, you may have to cut back on your poker…