by GoldSirius
I want to buy an epic fantasy board game with a modular board for me and my girlfriend to play, and I've been hesitating between Mage Knight and Runewars.I am tempted by Runewars because of the crazy amount of miniatures, but Mage Knight is ranked so incredibly high, it's hard to ignore. We would usually play just the two of us. BGG says RuneWars is best played with 4 players, so...
Also, I heard there was luck involved in Runewars (which I'm usually not fond of but can tolerate when the winner is not the result of pure chance), so this aspect gets minus points, but I'm not sure about how Mage Knight works.
Theme-wise, Runewars is definitely more appealing.
It also only has one expansion (good), while Mage Knight has quite a few?
Anyhow, who here has played both and can give me pointers or just their opinion on which they like best and why?
(Oh, and yes, my local game shop still has a big box copy, and it's only 10$ or so more expensive than Mage Knight, so that's not an issue.)
Thanks!