Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am a huge Maleficent fan, so when this came out, buying it was a no-brainer. I was so excited, and then so very disappointed. I have only played this two person, but after several plays, the issues I have are not learning curve related and speak to the general execution of the game. Basically, you are trying to reach your objective and stop the other player from reaching theirs. What this amounts to is a never ending game, because every time you get close to winning the other player stops you. Also, while they are taking their turn, you are sitting idly by waiting for your turn or something to happen that affects you. It ends up being boring and a really long game. They say it is 50 minutes of play, but the game we just finished was over 3 hours. My husband basically was ready to let me win just to get it over with. Maybe it would be better with 3 players. Or maybe it goes faster with kids, but two adults who can think through the strategy continually thwart the other's efforts to win. I would have given it one star, but it got a bonus star for having great art work.