Brilliant. Thanks for that. If games are going to be short, are there gonna be more that one a month?
Also, is there gonna be a discussion before a set of possible games are given? For example, if a certain tech rush becomes a standard play in tech/military focused games (beelines to Acoustics/Gunpowder+Fertilizer), would you consider avoiding them in a 'reach x age' game, or would you, as you've said with city gifts on this GotM, accept anything that is possible, even if in some ppl's view the strategy is fundamentally overpowered?
I stand on the side of the fence of 'competitive etiquette' etc. so I'm not using ICS/city gifts at the moment, but may have to if they prove to be the dominant methods.