Match lengths (in time)
Posted: July 24th, 2026, 5:30 am
Now that we've played >2000 matches, I have some decent data on how long it takes to play a match of Nations asynchronously, depending on player count.
Here are the median number of days to play a match for matches that lasted more than 24 hours and finished at all:
2-player: 7
3-player: 22
4-player: 44
5-player: 59
6-player: 104
Here are the min and max:
2-player: 1-180
3-player: 1-149
4-player: 1-193
5-player: 21-126
6-player: 40-258
I'll probably add a histogram later.
I'm thinking it might be good to add a warning to match creation and joining that lets people know what to expect in terms of endurance.
Here are the median number of days to play a match for matches that lasted more than 24 hours and finished at all:
2-player: 7
3-player: 22
4-player: 44
5-player: 59
6-player: 104
Here are the min and max:
2-player: 1-180
3-player: 1-149
4-player: 1-193
5-player: 21-126
6-player: 40-258
I'll probably add a histogram later.
I'm thinking it might be good to add a warning to match creation and joining that lets people know what to expect in terms of endurance.