Version 1.2 went live today with a couple of major changes: Steam Notifications and an easy AI setting.
When you start the game next time (or for the first time) Steam will ask you to enable notifications and if you allow these you will be notified every time someone takes a turn in online matches. We know the current interface is a bit lacking in keeping track of open and on-going matches and we are working on an improved UI as well but that will come in a later update. For now this should enable you to have a few matches on the go at any time and take new turns whenever it suits you. If you leave the match open any new turns will show up automatically so still fine to play out a match in one sitting if both players are online too.
The new easy AI should help new players understand the game a bit better without being too aggressive, but it will still go for your base if it sees an opportunity so make sure you keep the spaces next to your own base free and try to occupy the spaces next to the city as often as you can to threaten the AI. For experiences players we're also working on a hard AI as the normal one can be a bit formulaic at the moment.
Enjoy and let us know of any bugs or suggestions in the comments!