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If I say "the game ends in turn 80 flat", people max out their bases in turn 79 as if there is no tomorrow (because there actually is no tomorrow). This doesn't give a good view of the strength of an empire.

Really?.. So what the reason to use scoring method, "That doesn't give a good view of the strength of an empire." ?

I have tuned the parameters to end games a little faster than originally configured. However, nobody asked to completely abolish it, so I kept it.

I prefer certain conditions for game end.

However, if needed, the server also supports a classic "end in turn X flat" condition, or even ending a game manually.

good practice is to end game at certain conditions, and give players ability to vote by their scores after fixed number of turns. For example - game ends at turn 80, but players a able to end game earlier, if players with 66% of total scores vote for end.