Newbie's first impressions

[quantum_mechani]

PCarroll said:

My impressions of the game at this point? Still mixed. I'm not sure I really like big, complicated games anymore. Too much to do every turn, and the game goes on too long. I used to like them because the size obscured my ineptitude: if I made a mistake or two somewhere, I could usually make up for it somewhere else. But now it just gets tiresome having to recruit new units every turn, keep track of mercenaries, and balance the various dimensions of the game (magic, economics, dominion, etc.).

You should try playing small map one-sitting blitz games. There the focus is much less on the micromanagment and magical 'economics' and more on tactics.