Does iPod charge while playing games?

G'day,
Given the amount of battery drain caused by games, I played Texas Hold 'Em with the iPod plugged in. Unfortunately, the battery was still quite low after about 30 minutes.
Should the battery drain have been minimal while the iPod was plugged in or is it behaving correctly? It's an 80g iPod which was purchased at the beginning of December.
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Doug

it was low cos even though it was charging, the game was going, so it was sort of going down sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooowly.

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