Anybody home?

[ororo]

I've been invited to try Kingdom Death: Monster this weekend and the reviews I've read haven't really given me an idea of the game play. The questions I don't see answering:

1. How long does a turn take?
2. Will I be bored when other people are taking their turns?
3. How challenging is it playing a civilization vs playing a single character in other games?
4. How much crap do I need to keep track of?
5. Is it truly cooperative or is it cooperative until it gets competitive?
6. If I fall behind, is it possible to catch up or am I genuinely and totally fucked?

Anyone played? Bueller? Bueller.......