by Masterchief1
I just got this game for christmas aswell and have played it through 2 times by myself (controlling both sides as best I could), 1st time with Elfs vs. Waiqar and then with Daqan vs. Uthuk. I scrolled through the rules shortly before starting and then read them as I played. In my opinion its easy to learn the rules just by playing the game and if something really weird jumps up, just check it from BGGI learnt about 80% of the rules in the 1st game and then completely understood everything after teh 2nd playthrough. It does of course help if you are used to play "heavy rules" games, though hew and counter wargames strike me as the "heavy rules" games so runewars was "medium rules" in my opinion
Game on, its truly a wonderful game once you grasp all the nuances of the game and I'm sure I havent seen enough of this game, since I've only tried it solo, controlling both sides. I'm looking forward to get this to the table next time we play with our group.
Happy Gaming!