I got the rulebook about a week ago and the wife and I have played a few games. I enjoy it quite a bit.
Since all the character stats are in the rulebook, we have been using heroscape figs as stand ins as we try out the different factions.
I don't have any prior experience with miniature wargames so I figured this would be the best way to try out the game without a huge investment.
What makes this game, for me anyway, is there is a single mechanic for combat, the card flip. The individual character abilities alter that of course but as a system it is pretty straight forward.
If you have any questions, fire away.