TL asks about games:
What are some good Turn Based Strategy games that don’t require endless micromanagement
My all-time favorite is Fantasy General, which you can find pretty easily around the Net. The graphics are quite crude by today’s standards, but it’s a great game with one of the best simple campaign aspects that I’ve ever played. There’s no resource management at all, but you can’t afford to be careless with your forces or you’ll find yourself hopelessly outmatched after a few battles. If I were ever to write a book on game design, Fantasy General would be one of my examples of game design greatness. Total War: Shogun and Total War: Medieval are both great turn-based games with real-time battles and mild resource management, but I was hugely disappointed by Total War: Rome.
As far as new games go, I’m embarrassed to say that I haven’t played it yet, but I’d recommend at least checking out Supreme Commander. The designer is an old acquaintance of mine, and while I seem to recall that it’s real-time, he put a particular emphasis on including turn-based style strategics rather than the pure tactics of the conventional RTS.