by Sprydle
Heh, super late to the party here, but I thought I'd toss in as a fellow extremely experienced gamer and BGG user, the kind of review you've written here is ABSOLUTELY valuable! That cannot be overstated. Regardless of how I may feel about a particular game, or game type, I'm typically the provider of the games for two different groups. It's incredibly helpful to listen to a player who may not be the specific target audience; if you play anything more than solo games, you need to understand how different games will come across to different players. It's also important to understand realistic time-to-play for specific player types, so that you can gauge accurately how and when a game might work for new players. One of our weekly game nights runs from 9pm to, at the latest, 1am. While not AP-prone players, we also don't like to play games without thought, and based on your review, I can certainly say our first game with 4 players would most likely take at a minimum 4 hours, and most likely 5. Since that bumps right up against our latest time, it won't work except on a night where we can start early.This type of review is always the most helpful to me--and it's also the reason why when I read comments, I look at my geek buddies, followed closely by the low-end reviews. I'm well aware of what I don't like in games, but sometimes it's like pulling teeth to find out if those negatives exist. Most reviewers only review games they like but reviews like yours tend to be much more helpful in allowing me to gauge whether the negatives you find are also important negatives to our groups as well. Thanks!