Originally, I rated this game much higher. My husband and I purchased it since we're constantly searching for good two player board/card games. It's a beast to learn, taking a least an hour or two to really get it down. I highly recommend the videos Fantasy Flight published online. They are very helpful to give a clearer picture of the rules. My husband is a weirdo and loves to spend hours reading through the manual. If you're like me and what a quick guide, the online videos make this game much more accessible. That being said, the game wasn't totally for us. It's highly competitive and not a game we found we could casually play without breaking out into strategic sweats. The game play is fantastic and different than your average two play card game, which we did love about it. One player is the "corporation" while another is the "hacker." The two roles are extremely different and for once we didn't feel like we were just playing another card game along the lines of Magic the Gathering. However, the game is so complicated we couldn't pick it up every once and a while to play, we felt like we had to completely relearn the rules every time (thank goodness for those online videos) but its so competitive its one we'd really only enjoy once in a blue moon. Because of this, its sat on our shelf gathering way too much dust. If you're looking for a high quality, competitive, well flushed out two player game than this is for you. However, if you're looking for a game to sip ice tea and relax with, maybe look somewhere else.
Originally, I rated this game much higher. My husband and I purchased it since we're constantly searching for good two player board/card games. It's a beast to learn, taking a least an hour or two to really get it down. I highly recommend the videos Fantasy Flight published online. They are very helpful to give a clearer picture of the rules. My husband is a weirdo and loves to spend hours reading through the manual. If you're like me and what a quick guide, the online videos make this game much more accessible. That being said, the game wasn't totally for us. It's highly competitive and not a game we found we could casually play without breaking out into strategic sweats. The game play is fantastic and different than your average two play card game, which we did love about it. One player is the "corporation" while another is the "hacker. " The two roles are extremely different and for once we didn't feel like we were just playing another card game along the lines of Magic the Gathering. However, the game is so complicated we couldn't pick it up every once and a while to play, we felt like we had to completely relearn the rules every time (thank goodness for those online videos) but its so competitive its one we'd really only enjoy once in a blue moon. Because of this, its sat on our shelf gathering way too much dust. If you're looking for a high quality, competitive, well flushed out two player game than this is for you. However, if you're looking for a game to sip ice tea and relax with, maybe look somewhere else.