by rickert
Larry Levy wrote:
I strongly agree with the OP. I've played KoT twice and I fervently hope I won't have to endure a third game. The thing is, I really like dice games, but I like the ones that require some thought. Maybe that's my big problem with KoT--I want more in a dice game than just a little theming. But to me, the biggest issue with the game is that in both of my games, there were no laughs. Maybe it's because there's so little to comment on during your opponents' turns. Just roll the dice, make the (usually straightforward) decision of what to reroll, repeat, and then pass the dice. No real smack talk, nothing. If you've got few decisions and little external entertainment, why bother playing?
Or you could be playing with a really dull group. I can't imagine a KoT game with 3 or more players without interaction including smack talk, trying to coach other players on which dice to keep and which to re-roll, which cards to buy or whether to buy and roars when monsters claw one another. Great fun. One piece of advice, don't ever play Escape: The Curse of the Temple. It will bore you to tears because it is pretty much just fun.