I just started hosting a game (server 90114881840391177) looking for relative newbies who want to play in a small galaxy. I am tired of games where you spend 3-4 hours exploring and expanding before anyone has to really worry about each other - I want to try a few where you have to worry about your opponents pretty much right away. And where there are no AI players unless someone drops out (and I would keep it to few players to avoid this as much as possible and keep the game from desyncing/lagging). If you can't join now but are interested let me know when you'd be likely to be free.