by xipuloxx
zpeteman wrote:
Man, this is an awful game. Happy to see I'm not the only one who thinks so. Sadly, because I like Mansions of Madness and Arkham Horror so much, I keep playing it again every now and then thinking I'll have missed something, but nope--it's just Yahtzee. Pointless infuriating game.
It is not just Yahtzee.
Elder Sign does not involve adding up the numbers on the dice to score points.
Elder Sign does not have a scorepad where you write in the results of the dice attempting to get the highest total.
Elder Sign has multiple types of cards that can help or hinder you.
Elder Sign has rewards for succeeding and penalties for failing.
Elder Sign has a defined goal which is not simply points-based.
Elder Sign has a "race against the clock" element.
... and that's just the game mechanics.
Everyone is free to like or dislike the game, but I'm totally sick of it being misrepresented like this.