Internet games operating in China must require that users identify themselves by resident identity numbers.
It is an Internet game for up to 16 players, written almost entirely in cross-platform open source software.
Music executives acknowledge they were late to the Internet game.
Ultimately, it is the human-to-human interaction that makes Internet games especially enticing, players say.
But they say the law is much less clear on the issue of other Internet games, like poker and blackjack.
Since Internet games were being written mostly by college students, this was critical.
The World Team had several points in their favor, some of which were innovative for an Internet game.
Of course, coming late to the Internet game has its price.
In an Internet game, players can compete against others from around the world and play a 4 day or 1 day match with their county side.
It has been very popular on computer networks and is still frequently used in Internet games.