A few weeks ago my friend directed me towards a site called OGame.org, of which I had never heard of before. When I came upon it I immediately began to have a blast. It is essentially a website-based space empire simulation game. If you like KingsofChaos or one of the numerous other offspring, this is perhaps the best one out there. I highly suggest that you all at least check this out.
www.OGame.orgIf you decide to join, join under universe 5 and then click on the Alliance tab. Search for "LPD" (Landoral Protection Directorate) and then send me an application. You could send me a short message telling me your SEN screen name and everything.
There are 3 types of resources: Metal, Crystal, and Deuterium (a fuel). Metal takes precedence early-game, and it remains very important. Crystal and deuterium become very important very soon, but you'll want to upgrade your metal mine first. Then you'll have a whole host of buildings to upgrade, such as your power plants, shipyard, and research labs. You get to research a plethora of technologies, and as you research more stuff, new ships become available. All in all, it may take a few days to get into, but it's more than worth it.