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<blockquote data-quote="Arilyn" data-source="post: 7784776" data-attributes="member: 6816042">I absolutely am totally addicted with the PF card games, and I like this one even better. The rough edges have been smoothed over. All the characters look fun and are viable. Poor Sajan in the original Rise of Runelords card set died a lot, whereas Merisiel was way too tough. The characters seem more balanced now. Pazio has taken the best features from their previous sets and put them into this game. There are instructions for creating your own scenarios, which is cool and much needed.As for complexity, new players might need a little time to get used to things, but that's true of most board games. Taking one scenario at a time, I don't think it's too bad. And it's cooperative, so that helps. The rpg elements aren't very strong, and it's abstract, but, it is a card game. Fantasy Flight's Arkham Living Card game is the only one I can think of that actually feels anywhere near a rpg. Keeping your character and improving him/ her is where the addictive part comes in for me, with PF. The storage components are cheap, but if it keeps the overall cost down, I'm not going to complain too much.&nbsp; It's an expensive game, especially when you buy expansions, but in this version, you build on the core set, so it's a little less expensive. But not a game you get into if budget is a concern. Some of the character art is ugly, which surprised me.I am very happy with this game, and am excited about having a new addition. Gotta go. Hakon is in the middle of The Crimson Throne expansion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arilyn, post: 7784776, member: 6816042"] I absolutely am totally addicted with the PF card games, and I like this one even better. The rough edges have been smoothed over. All the characters look fun and are viable. Poor Sajan in the original Rise of Runelords card set died a lot, whereas Merisiel was way too tough. The characters seem more balanced now. Pazio has taken the best features from their previous sets and put them into this game. There are instructions for creating your own scenarios, which is cool and much needed. As for complexity, new players might need a little time to get used to things, but that's true of most board games. Taking one scenario at a time, I don't think it's too bad. And it's cooperative, so that helps. The rpg elements aren't very strong, and it's abstract, but, it is a card game. Fantasy Flight's Arkham Living Card game is the only one I can think of that actually feels anywhere near a rpg. Keeping your character and improving him/ her is where the addictive part comes in for me, with PF. The storage components are cheap, but if it keeps the overall cost down, I'm not going to complain too much. It's an expensive game, especially when you buy expansions, but in this version, you build on the core set, so it's a little less expensive. But not a game you get into if budget is a concern. Some of the character art is ugly, which surprised me. I am very happy with this game, and am excited about having a new addition. Gotta go. Hakon is in the middle of The Crimson Throne expansion. [/QUOTE]

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