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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rogueattorney" data-source="post: 2224032" data-attributes="member: 17551">I got this and liked it, but then I was only vaguely familiar with CoC prior to buying it and have a fair of background on the setting (both historically and the Lovecraft materials).I think the problem a lot of people have is that it's a game and not a sourcebook, and a lot of space is spent on game mechanics rather than setting details.  I personally like it as a stand alone game.  Nice and rules lite, about the same amount of rules material as the old D&D B/X sets.  Combat is simple and sloppy.  It has the first spell-point system I've ever really liked.  And I thought the scenario was pretty darn good (again, this is coming from someone who is not real familiar with CoC, so isn't seeing it as the same old same old).R.A.</blockquote>