[h1]Introducing Small World 2.5[/h1] Featuring an even more refined online game system that delivers the best of both asynchronous and competitive online play, Small World 2.5 now gives you: [list] [*] A full-featured [i][b]Lobby[/b][/i] with real-time chat, list of connected players, game creation and list of open games to join. Within this [i][b]Online Arena[/b][/i] you’ll find a thriving community of avid Small World players ready to play 24/7. [*] New [i][b]Single-Session[/b][/i] Online games – real-time gaming with bots taking over when someone quits. Even better, all games now run with a [i][b]Speed Chess-like[/b][/i] competitive Player clock that controls how much time each player has left to play. [*] [i][b]Multi-Session[/b][/i] Online games – the asynchronous gaming already in Small World 2, but with even more options to control who gets invited, how long your game will last, and a myriad of other options regarding ranked games, karma filtering, starting player selection, and more. [*] We’ve also implemented more of everything: More ranking, persistent in-game chat, chat in the final score screen, and a super detailed [i][b]statistics screen[/b][/i] at the end of each game to analyze how each player performed with various race/power combinations. [*] And last but not least, we now provide a [i][b]Linux version[/b][/i], included in the same SteamPlay™ package! [/list]