I'm a board game lover from way back - and I agree, this looks really complicated, and I never got that "I've got to play it" feeling from looking at the pics a

I'm a board game lover from way back - and I agree, this looks really complicated, and I never got that "I've got to play it" feeling from looking at the pics and the write up. After all these years, I still drag out my ancient boxes of "Shogun" and "Axis & Allies" if I want to occupy 4 to 7 hours with my friends... Those games have the right level of strategy, fun, diplomacy, and ease of play as any game I've tried.