So my dad has taken a new IT job. Thing is, it's in Iraq, and he worries he's going to go crazy. The man is not a fan of deserts, he isn't even a fan of the war, but that's an entirely different subject. Thing is, he's going to need something to play in the long hours where he's on base and has nothing to do.

I'm looking for a game recommendation, preferably a solid multiplayer game so that dad has someone to play with. He likes a strange motley of games, so he doesn't have particular "genre". He liked Wolfenstein 3d, Age of Empires, Warcraft I and II, Transport Tycoon, Sim City, and Battlefield Heroes. He introduced me to Galactic Civilizations, and he seemed to enjoy that but didn't play it like those other games. He thinks RPG-type games are strange, and so games where you spend a lot of time meddling with stats are out, like Demigod for instance. If I had to say anything, I think he likes games that are easy to get into without being downright simplistic.

Anyways, I would like to know what you guys think.