| I've played it dozens of times.
The Expansion that adds the Martells and Ports and Siege Engines and 5 power cards is fun, but it does "open up" the game. The original game was fairly tight in the combat phase. 5-4, 3-2, etc. With +4 Siege Engines on attacks and the highest card being worth 5, things get pretty crazy.
When we used the Martells, we eventually preferred the new game board add-on, and the new Martell cards that have the highest rating of 3. This kept the original flavor best, we felt.
I have not played the expansion that focuses on te Riverlands. Seemed a different game and I was disappointed in my purchase.
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