Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Bought this on a whim because I knew my wife would like it. I didn't expect much, but in playing it a couple of times, it's actually kind of fun. The instructions are deceptively simple on first glance, which causes some confusion and "negotiations" about what the rules say or mean, but once you hash out a few things, the rules are actually pretty straightforward and simple. This is a card game that tends to be half luck based and half skill based. Certainly, the core concept and objective requires you to weigh some options and make some basic plans about how you'll attempt to meet the goal, but this game is fairly fast paced and fun because it doesn't involve or really allow long-scope planning or strategy, since what you get in your hand or what happens to you in any given round is between the luck of the draw for you and the other players and what they decide to do. The designers did a good job of incorporating some counters to various attacks by players (chiefly in the "Neigh" card and certain upgrades that will negate that card or other attacks). Overall, it's easy to start this game and play is fairly quick, intuitive and fun. It's well balanced between outright sabotage of other players, strategy, goal setting, and luck, and there are a lot of unique upgrades, downgrades and unicorn types that make the game entertaining.