Shazzypaz wrote: ↑11 February 2023, 16:51
This is discussed here:
https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=60558
I think it's a strategy issue - there are ways to counter that card. I haven't decided yet whether to approach the game designer and publisher to allow a variant that removes the card.
Please, please, please approach the publisher about that card. The issue isn't that it is OP, it is that the card is widely hated. Not only does it lead to rancor (had a player today use it, and the third player in the game checked out of it when he was hit with it, quit, just rolled dice and never bought another card), but it lengthens the game as well. There are zero positives for it. I never buy it because it sucks in every way. Many players buy it only because they are afraid someone else will get it.
Another card that needs optional removal is the You Win! card. However difficult it may be to set up, it should simply not exist. If it is so hard that it is not useful, then it is a dead end that players should not be tempted toward, and if it is effective, then it needs removed. It's just bad game design, period.
Also, the cards that permit players to set die rolls need to be optionally removed. In a dice game, dice cheats like that simply negate the effort of building up an engine to win. Another case of bad design.
And if you tell me the designer of the game approves of those cards, I will refer you to the widely negative reviews of the expansions. The game system is really great -- everything that takes away from it is negative and should not be in the game. Those are designer screw ups, that simple.