I'm pretty certain I gave a couple reasons as to why I thought it was too long. It has a lot of choices each turn and the fact shorter games give me the same feeling. Those are two reasons right there, also the fact that turtleing seemed like valid strategy. I also don't remember calling it complex, my group is just very competitive and we like to make the best possible moves. This lead to a lot of flipping through the spell book reading cards each turn.
Obviously I haven't explored every strategy possible, so there may very well be a quicker way to play it but first impressions are lasting. I may go back some day to revisit it but I have too many other games I enjoy playing to sink that amount of time into learning one game.
As for the number 1 game on BGG, I'm also not a fan of that game =). I'm not trying to tell you what to play, knock yourself out with whatever floats your boat! I'm not even sure why I posted this in the first place, I'm usually not a negative person. I think this may actually be my first negative post about anything. I guess I just got a little miffed that this game dominated my whole game night Friday and I needed an outlet to express myself!
The fact is I only need so many 1v1 strategic/tactical games and this one doesn't make the cut. I'm glad I got to play someone else's copy before I bought it myself for once!
Obviously I haven't explored every strategy possible, so there may very well be a quicker way to play it but first impressions are lasting. I may go back some day to revisit it but I have too many other games I enjoy playing to sink that amount of time into learning one game.
As for the number 1 game on BGG, I'm also not a fan of that game =). I'm not trying to tell you what to play, knock yourself out with whatever floats your boat! I'm not even sure why I posted this in the first place, I'm usually not a negative person. I think this may actually be my first negative post about anything. I guess I just got a little miffed that this game dominated my whole game night Friday and I needed an outlet to express myself!
The fact is I only need so many 1v1 strategic/tactical games and this one doesn't make the cut. I'm glad I got to play someone else's copy before I bought it myself for once!