I wont bore you with a long review but I will just take a minute to explain how I play and keep myself playing. (For me) this game is best played in the background. Menaing I will just leave it on and peridoically play over the course of a day or days. Whenever I tried to play long sessions I get burnt out, not to mention turns can take a really long time to plan out and execute. Seeing as it takes virtuallly no processing power I just leave it on all day. Another thing I do when I play is edit the turns until (CERTAIN EVENTS) happen with a CERTAIN FACTION. I do this mainly because the game will NOT continue after it ends. So by editing I extend the game even when I'm the one who is in position to win. Anyways that's all I will say here (it ended up being long anyways FFS.) I HIGHLY suggest looking up tutorials and playthroughs to get a general Idea then play the game. And just take your time, it's a slow game. That's all.
