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[Gandalf Parker]

1) Not for an army as far as I know. There is a limit to the game itself but its huge. We have one game now that is running with over 60 players which is kindof hoping to reach the limit.

2) No turn limit. The closest thing to that irritation is that if you beat the last AI then the game will declare you a winner and quit. Some have wanted the game to let them continue playing at that point. If you want to save a game and go back into it to check things later (which many people do) then beware of winning that last battle.

3) Thats hard to say since very few people actually play the game to finish. A game is usually decided long before that by either deciding that you cannot win, or that you have technically already won. After that the answer becomes "there is a huge range". Ive seen 2 player blitz games (turns are processed as fast as they arrive and both players play until the end) last for one day. And I have seen large-map many AI or player games last more than a year.

About the only definitive answer I can give is that in the small games I host on my server (4 players on 50 province maps) the games average 60 turns.

4) Of course its not up to human players. But other than that I feel it does the job well. Its challenging, and offers some variety that will take you awhile to figure out its exploitable weaknesses. That coupled with the many variations you can set the game to will keep challeneged for the time it takes you to play all of the nations and decide which one most fits your playing style before you take a stab at multiplayer. And if you are someone who prefers solo play like I do then it will still be well beyond most games, and well worth the cost of this one. Thats a pretty rare level of AI for a game that is not designed for solo play.