Help! It's not fun!!

[Clownhammer]

I recently purchased the game and was very excited to dive into it. I played through the tutorial and feel like I have a grasp of the basics.

The problem is I have no interest in playing because it just seems so... dry. Like I'm playing some sort of spreadsheet simulator.

At what point does this game get fun? I REALLY want to like it and am willing to scale the steep learning curve, but how much time (typically) does one need to invest before finding that wonderful "just one more turn" feeling?