I was psyched when I was finally able to get a copy during it’s initial release and fanfare.
The rules were a mix of complicated and clumsy, and once we had it down it felt like the abilities were sparse with combos that never feel like they really payoff. Winning or losing ends up feeling more like chance and less of ruthless competitive strategy, creating a friendlier atmosphere.
The beauty in this game is a nice color palette and wooden pieces (the custom dice are cool!). Learning a little about the birds adds a satisfying dimension and the cards themselves are really well done. The dice tower is a fantastic addition, not often seen, and listening to the wooden dice plunk down the tower is very satisfying.
New players without a mentor would do well to watch a couple of how to play videos online to go along with reading the rule book.
