Finally got London (2nd Edition) off the shelf last night. Two-player game with Amy. It was pretty brutal, and by the end of the 2+ hour game (much like our last visit to the actual London) neither one of us were sure we liked it.

It felt more like work than play and the stack of cards took too long to get through. We're not fast players, but going more than twice the recommended time seemed a bit much to us. I totally appreciate what the poverty mechanic is trying to model, but it wasn't much fun concentrating on managing poverty instead of scoring points. We also agreed to ignore the take-that cards, since we were already having a hard enough time fighting the game itself.

Bottom line: I admire what the game is trying to do, and can understand why some folks like it, but I don't think it's for us. Anyone want to buy our copy?