I don't know if anyone reads
Bill Harris' blog , but he's ready to call this the Game of the Year. Well, maybe until October 2. Seriously, though, I haven't been this addicted to a game since I discovered Dominions 2.
I still haven't gotten very far, since I restarted several times after a couple disasters and discovering I made some very bad planning mistakes. I can't wait 'til my first invasion, and I can only wonder what goodies will be added once the game actually is considered "beta". Looks like the devs are mainly working on the Adventure mode, which admittedly, I haven't spent much time with.