Playing civ since 1999, civilization 2, and have done some good job against the AI, won sometimes against demigod, huge, 18 civs, but I surely prefer emperor because it's more realistic and less robbed.
I've played some multiplayer games, mostly with friends, and some in pubs, when pplp still created pub live games =p. I played an ironman too, a part of it at least, in a contest here from civfanatics, some years ago, it was nice =], brazilian team.
Playing from brazil, so my time is somehow different, but I can afford to have at least 2 turns per day.
i really hope ppl here still play c3c, because I never had the time to relearn how to play and try the 4, or 5 just coming right now =]