I did play in the last game. Will say that I believe we had one beginner in the game. That player was the first to go. Under this setup neighbors of a beginner are in the best position to take advantage so hope we keep players closer in skill.

Players playing SS in the last game were veteran players so no surprise they would end up near the top. Previous handicaps are ok but perhaps IT is penalized a bit much. Last game had 2SS,2SD,1IS,1IT,1AR,1WM. I like handicaps at least in some game because it tends to add more variety of races.