The question was asked in the form "How long do you think it takes?", so I answered accordingly. The rest of the time is spent arranging the units and the battles themselves. I don't know how to kill a large group/horde of zombies/gnomes with a ballista and ten centaurs/butterflies in 1 minute if these creatures are standing on the road. In such cases, I usually tell my opponent that I have a long day ahead. As for the "first week" – it is the most important, often it happens that if you thought carefully during the first week, the second week goes smoothly. I would also like to note that standard battles are played automatically and quickly, but with deviations from the standard, you have to think right in the battle. I value my opponent's time and don't linger in battle for too long.

= First, I don't like waiting so long for my opponent to make their move.

And I don't like waiting =) I think, smoke, have lunch, boil a kettle/pour a beer, etc. When I play with Volodya Hermit, I calmly do laundry, cook, and so on...

= Secondly, if you play like that, the game will take about five hours, or even more (if you spend almost an hour on each week).

5 hours is just great, it's probably a rush and without rests. Games that last 12 hours are really tiring.

= Thirdly, attention decreases after the first one or two hours of the game, although it is not noticeable at first glance.

And how much more difficult it becomes in the morning is just unreal... Especially if the game started the previous morning.

Please don't write something like "those who think quickly play poorly."

Okay, I won't. Sorry if I offended you – I didn't mean to