This is thread about civilization in 10 -20 years

[Father Beast]

I am thinkng that, as the next generation of TBS, huge online games would be had with 20 - 30 civs, and the micromanagement could be high, but only one turn passes per day. Each player logs on and does his turn each day, makes his moves, reads his reports, etc. if you don't log on, the AI takes your turn for you, so it's better to take your turn yourself.
a game of civ could take months. not for RTS fans of cheap thrills.