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I've owned this game plus Banzai and Desert War since their publication. What made this game great was the original art work on the personality cards and the main playing deck. All information on these cards was precise and easy to read. It appears that someone has tried to "improve" on the original game by changing all of that.
What this "new" UF Rulebook updated looks like because of these new card art work is mass confusion. The art on the cards as represented makes it difficult to see what the illustration is supposed to be. In addition all numerical information on the personality cards is in such tiny print it almost makes them useless.
All I can say is that it looks like Multiman Publishing (or whoever is to blame) is trying to revise the best game ever made into a confusing mess all in the attempt to benefit from the game's incredible success, and in doing so ultimately making ownership of the original obsolete (Newer design has to be better, right?). Avalon Hill did it right to begin with, they knew the important parts of the game, what information was used the most, and how it should be displayed on the cards. The same is to be said of the SL/ASL game system. The mess made of ASL by that bunch led me to sell it. But I still cherish SL/COI/COD/GI Anvil of Victory.
I'm just glad that I bought two copies of each of the UF games so that I will never have to suffer through a lesser attempt. YIKES!
I do have to thank lourthan for taking the time to put this rulebook together. I can tell it was a monumental undertaking. My comments in no way detract from your work. I play this game on a regular basis so I'm always happy to see that others feel the same. All I can say from one UF player to another is thank you.
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- Edited Mon Aug 8, 2011 8:50 pm
Posted Mon Aug 8, 2011 4:37 pm
