by mjortman
I haven't rated the game, but I understand what you're saying. I'm surprised it's that low too. I know that, for me, the game runs long for what it is. I saw that comment somewhere else, and that was the exact feeling I had the first time I played it. I've played 2 games with 3 players, and 2 games with 4 players, and it just seems to take a while, to me. A lot of that depends on the races chosen though. The ones with the power to kill or unsummon minions can drag the game out a bit, and currently (with no expansion), when you have 4 players - and thus all the factions being used - there is a lot of that going on.I read one AEG person suggesting that if you feel the game drags on too long, you can just play with 1 less base. That definitely seems like a good idea to me, for 4-player games. Otherwise, things are just too spread out, and it takes too long to score.
I think it's just a matter of expectations though. I've yet to have a game take less than 90 minutes I think, and it feels like it should be more in the 45 minute range, to me.
Anyway, just offering that as a possible reason the reviews are somewhat low.
EDIT:
I also meant to add that the game, from what I've read a few times, doesn't play super "nice" when playing with just 2 players. So maybe people have been a little disappointed by the direct conflict of 2-player games.