by Zigihogan
Excellent review must agree whole heartedly(Is that a word?)!I think this game gets a bad rap from BGG users. I personally (there is that pesky opinion thing) love this game; it is short (sometimes), quick playing (sometimes), and relatively easy to teach new players or those unable (or unwilling) to play games on the more complicated side (sometimes).
I do understand the "runaway winner" situation that people complain about. During a recent play through I had a friend get Wonder Woman and the next 4 turns were all villains and by the time the other 3 players could catch up with line up buys there was an almost unsurmountable lead.
I think the complaint comes from those jaded gamers (no finger pointing here!) that have so much invested in the Agricolas, Arkham Horrors and the like (which I love! No hate mail, please!) that a simple game that is all out fun (despite its perceived short comings) is hard to accept as an excellent "entry game" (not everything can be Ticket to Ride) that even us hardcore boardgame purists can enjoy and play regularly.
My group loves to start the evening off with DC Deck Building Game before we dive headlong into a world of heavy strategy and or Wargaming. It also brings people into the fold who may be intimidated by Agricola, et.al and shows them they may have a lot of fun with a moderately heavy game; and isn't that the whole point? To draw more into the hobby.