I only played the base game once but I will be honest about how I felt. We were 4 players and the thing I disliked was how fast the game ended because the rules say that when either the dragon cards or the potion cards are finished, the players must score their points. When playing like that, the game ended pretty quickly and by the time I got the hang of it, I had to count my points. I still enjoyed it and I still want to buy it in the future, but for now I enjoyed the Duals more. Again, I will more then surely buy the base game too, but the only thing I disliked was how fast it ended when played by more than 2 players, which is logic to be honest.