It is more buggier than I thought hmmm. But I gotta say it is a nice game. Feels like Heroes M&M + Civilization. Too bad my computer isn't good enough to fight more than 2 computers. Even with one computer it takes solid min
. The game is relatively easy. I went straight for Expert against one computer and beat the computer in 201 turns.
One thing I have realized is that once you start, you are pretty much stuck in your own castle for good 10 turns unless you are lucky to find a province with weak defenders. Once your hero becomes strong enough and has some items (or if you have a mage then you might want some spells before leaving your castle), you can start expanding though farther you move away from your castle, enemies become stronger.
You can only ally with one of the eight races at a time so be careful on which race you choose. I've only played two games so far so can't tell which ally is better but both of my allies seem to be rather weak.
Overall, I really like this game and really hope they fix bugs soon since it is really annoying to restart the game over and over!