[Ironhawk]

Quickhost should be on, yes.

As for a pause this weekend thats a hard thing to ask. Weekends are often times when the most turns are done. Particularly this early in the game when turns are fast.

That said, my policy has always been to only pause games if there is majority consent among the players. With 20 players that does seem unlikely. My suggestion is to get a friend to play your turns for you while you are gone. They should be pretty simple at this stage.