I have the second edition of KoT with all the available expansions and I have KoTD and I agree with you that this is the edition to get. I love playing Dark with muggles because this edition is so much more elegant and accessible. It’s also well balanced and the dice are amazing!
I got this right away when it came out. It's absolutely gorgeous and completely worth it. One thing you forgot to mention was the great insert it comes with for organizing the game components.
Well also if you dont want to spend more money on the power up expansions... The track here just replaces that and powerups are basically integrated rated in the game.
Nah... I still prefer the look and feel of my First Edition. Plus, Power Up Expansion makes it so each monster is unique. IMO the dark design makes this version harder to distinguish each monster apart. Moreover, the Wickedness tracker makes the power ups generic. However, this mechanism did give me an idea how to balance the unimpressive triple 1 and 2 results. Here is my improved house rule: - triple heart results still draws a Power Up card. However, this time is only available when monster is in Tokyo or in the Bay - triple 2 results give player one Wickedness token (you can use any other colored cubes or tokens) - triple 1 results give player two Wickedness tokens - specialized tokens can be traded in for the following: * 1 health per 2 Wickedness tokens (subject for re-balancing) * 1 Power Up card per 3 Wickedness tokens * 2 Power Up cards per 5 Wickedness tokens (adds some push-your-luck) * 3 Power Up cards per 6 Wickedness tokens
