Pros: The card system allows a lot innovation in strategy.
An enormous variety of unique units and civs and depth of gameplay mechanics
Beautiful graphics and music

Cons apply to multiplayer:
Attack move doesn't work properly often and its very frustrating. Unit priorities are horrid and you will constantly have to babysit your gatherers gettin stuck on each other and hunting wandering out of range of their auto gather.
Some civs are so braindead easymode to play where you will have to be twice as good as your opponent to beat them, it feels like ♥♥♥♥. Awful civ diversity at all brackets.
Much of the game, and powerful pay 2 win civs are locked behind overpriced dlc.
Many bugsdon't get fixed and poor optimization.
Infested with chinese cheaters. The number of cheaters you run into is unacceptable.
Horrible balance. some civs left behind in balance completely overshadowed by DLC and reworks. The devs give buffs to S+ tier civs and will nerf the worst performing civs.

Its an excellent game if you don't care about balance and cheaters in PVP. I do and that is why I unfortunately can't recommend it.

Pros: The card system allows a lot innovation in strategy. An enormous variety of unique units and civs and depth of gameplay mechanics Beautiful graphics and music Cons apply to multiplayer: Attack move doesn't work properly often and its very frustrating. Unit priorities are horrid and you will constantly have to babysit your gatherers gettin stuck on each other and hunting wandering out of range of their auto gather. Some civs are so braindead easymode to play where you will have to be twice as good as your opponent to beat them, it feels like shit. Awful civ diversity at all brackets. Much of the game, and powerful pay 2 win civs are locked behind overpriced dlc. Many bugsdon't get fixed and poor optimization. Infested with chinese cheaters. The number of cheaters you run into is unacceptable. Horrible balance. some civs left behind in balance completely overshadowed by DLC and reworks. The devs give buffs to S+ tier civs and will nerf the worst performing civs. Its an excellent game if you don't care about balance and cheaters in PVP. I do and that is why I unfortunately can't recommend it.