I ran across a new Online game today; the premise looks interesting, particularly to those of you who like role-playing their empires. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of micromanaging - no detailed ship building, no detailed combat, etc. It's been billed as a sci-fi Version of Diplomacy... anyway, go check it out if you want; the main page doesn't give a lot of detail, but the message Boards have some good info along with the link to the help (rules) page:
main page for Ultimate Galaxy Online game
Help/rules page for Ultimate Galaxy
Oh, for those who like to know these things up front, the pricing structure is US$4.95 for the first month & US$9.95 each month after that.