Probably my favorite type of game, I've played dozens of them but I'm always looking for something good I might have missed. My personal favorite for the past few years has definitely been Farthest Frontier but theres been a ton of good ones. And if anyone else is looking for recommendations let me what you like and I probably know something that fits.
Yeah, Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic is unironically great for how in depth it is.
It's got a harsh learning curve, but still.
We should have a hexbear collective game where we decide things as a bloated committee (one player plays while the rest of us gossip and post memes)