Purchased this game to play with a group of friends that I have been playing other strategy games with (such as Risk 2210). We had been looking for a new game that was a little more on the complex strategy side.  And this fit the bill! We have enjoyed playing it and are now looking at the expansions to change it up a little.  Watching the online video from the maker of the game (Fantasy Flight Games) on their site before playing for the first time was a huge help as the game is pretty complex the first time you play.  But once you have run through the game once or twice, you have it down and its a lot of fun.