The round in the picture took us 2.5 hours, but it was only our second time playing the game and we had to look up a few rules. Turns can be quite short when you're only launching a ship and it doesn't come to a battle. Recalling ships can take a bit longer because you have to think about which resources to get. Turns don't have a lot of downtime for other players though. You always have to check what others are doing to plan your own next move.