Why is my mac shutting down in middle of my age of empires 3 game. did not do this until 10.6.8 everything including the game is updated.

when i play age of empires 3 my mac shuts down for no apparent reason. Any suggestions? 10.6.8 ; 2.8 ghz; i dont know how to find any other info. This did not start until i purchased and installed snow leopard. please help me!

Do an SMC reset, which can fix problems with the system randomly shutting down:
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord.
Wait fifteen seconds.
Attach the computer's power cord.
Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.

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