Games per player poll
 

I got curious again. In the MP threads it is evident that most players join more than one game. I am involved in only one, and it takes a lot of time (me being a micromanager). I got curious and wondered how many games people sign up for?

As a side question I started to wonder how much time people spend on their turns.

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Well, I'm in 5 games ATM: Perpetuality, Dolphin, Allegiances, Sophistry, and Nuance. Sounds like a lot, but in general only one or two of my games at any given time requires a lot of attention, for instance right now here's roughly how long it takes me to do a turn:

Perpetuality (just hitting late game): 45-60 mins
Nuance (latish-mid game): 30 mins
Sophistry (mid game): 15 mins
Allegiances & Dolphin (early game): 5-10 mins

The time I put in varies a lot depending on how busy I am with other stuff. Sometimes I'll rush through a turn, just taking care of the urgent stuff, sometimes I'll go back and pour over a turn several times (when I'm waiting for a host http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif ). Since the host schedule is usually close to 2 days (late games usually get pushed to 3), I'm only playing each game roughly every other day and some days I don't do dominions at all. I very generally try to stagger it so I'm not in more than one or two late games at a time, figuring I'll be eliminated in some of the games before I get there.

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I spend 3+ hours usually on my Perp turn (LA Ermor late game + lots of diplomacy) but much less on the other games.

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If time spent includes discussion, planning, diplomacy and general time thinking about the games then I dont think there is a high enough time category listed for me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif.
Too bad for me time spent never seems to equal skill achieved http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif.

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I am in 3 games at the mo, by mid game I spend an 1+ on my turns.

At my dominions playing peak I was in 8 games! Errr I was at my most addicted then, not recommended... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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What precisely is mid game, and why isn't there a choice for 'haven't made it to mid game'?

Jaguar, Chupacabra- kilt. Am only still in Smoky thanks to an early ally against the giants.

I am actually in a late game or two... but I don't keep track of quite how long it takes. I should...

Outrider may be mid game for most players, but considering that I have trouble holding onto six provinces against 800 troops of R'lyeh, and the only real command decision I have to make is where to put my super combatant pretender.

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I'm currently in 2 games, I was in 4 at one point though. Perpetuality and Chinchilla are the 2 I am currently in and I tend to spend a lot of time on my Perp turns. I log on frequently to tweak my turn several times before being satisfied.

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I hold mine down since I also am a micro-manager

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Heh, yeah, the time I list is just the time I'm sitting with the application open giving orders...I spend probably that much again in diplomacy and contemplation. But I can do that in my slack time at work and commuting, so it doesn't count! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Mid-late LA TC ~ 1hr in Perp (48 hr host), getting beat on so limited options
Mid-late MA Pan ~ .5hr in Newbies (48 hr host), getting beat on so limited options
Mid-late MA Mict ~ .5-1hr in Epic Heroes (48 hr host), pretty limited option nation

Mid unlucky is pretty much over (you can reset if you need GP), but for late game EA TC it was about 2 hrs/turn including tweaks.