http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13084
--- Comment #6 from Austin English austinenglish@gmail.com 2008-11-17 23:24:31 --- (In reply to comment #5)
(In reply to comment #4)
Does a different kernel help?
Yes, the kernel from bluewhite64 from before the game still starts fine.
Might be helpful to file a bug with gentoo then.