[Hugh Manatee]

ever play solitare, mine sweeper, any given popcap game, maj-jong(solitare version)?

That's the point, most space exploration games are overcomplicated massive time invested "epics" that take days or months of play time to beat, here's one you can play start to finish in 1 sitting, it's different every time, randoly generated, just complex enough to keep it interesting but not so complicated it mires itself down. It beats the hell out of solitare or minesweeper as a way to kill more then 10-40 minutes.

There are mods that increase the time limit, and you can do it yourself by tweaking the files.