@emsenn
I played a ton of it over the weekend.
One thing I like is how accurately it models free time throughout the ages. In the very early game, once the food and shelter problems have been solved, the people have tons of free time. But by the iron age, the food and shelter problems have long been solved and everybody is busy almost all the time.
Even in the far north with the extra-long winters, my young tribe spends most of their time idling, chatting, playing...