First Impressions 1701 A.D.

Wow, this game really gets you hooked. I was able to install it last night and get my first game time in. This is a fun game. If you're not careful, it won't let you leave the game. There were about 6 times when I said "ok, it's time to exit" but then I'd get a notification that a workshop had stopped producing or something similar and I just had to see what that was about. I ended up playing until 3 am.

It's a great economy game with extensive trade. The interesting part is that you build cities on several different islands and your islands don't have all of the necessities/wants your people need to be happy and progress. You therefore have to colonize more islands and set up trade routes or trade with the AI players.

I think that I'm only scratching the surface so far too. For example, I haven't even had one battle yet, so I don't even know what to expect from that. All I know is that I'm looking forward to getting some more time playing it.