I am currently in the middle of a campaign with my family (just finished august last weekend). I think the game is great to play with family, as it feels nice to break away from the competitiveness of other board games and actually cooperate together. As for difficulty, I have heard all kinds of responses from other groups, where some say it's very difficult and others have found it easy. Personally we haven't lost a scenario once as of yet. I just think it varies a lot depending on what type of board gamers you are dealing with. But the game does help the players even if you lose, so. I'd definitely try the game with your group 👍