Hey! Thanks so much for letting me know you played. Your experience sounds pretty normal; it's possible to play it way faster but most of my games of Fall Of Magic and this take way longer. Can I ask how many people played and how many turns you took per chapter (including the start-of-chapter turn)?
I'm thinking of adding some tips on how to control how long the game takes for the next major update but since even FOM doesn't really have insight on this I didn't have any thoughts ready by the time I wanted to put the game out.
You're right that it's a game that can require a lot of creativity, but I think you're all super cool for trying and I appreciate knowing you played!