Necro'ing this thread but yes, the two minute per turn thing is pretty disappointing. I was trying to teach Hanamikoji and our game ended during the teach. Once we got going in another game things went along smoothly enough but that hard game end at two minutes is just really weird.
Is there a way to increase the available time with upgrades?
One possibility is to have the two minute limit as a default, but allow to set a table up as a 10 minute per turn match, which is then clearly indicated in the tavern, for those wanting to join.
I rarely find 2 mins is a problem, and a 10 minite limit match would annoy me when the opponent plays really slowly.
Answering the original question. Mostly I prefer playing humans, but if I'm tired and don't want to have to put a lot of though into playing, I prefer playing against a bot.