[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house thematic-loving @futurewolfie and his ferocious opponent, the stodgy euro-loving @Farmerlenny. Make sure to read both opinions to get a better overall picture of the game!]
To continue our series on Russian games, let's talk about The Enigma of Leonardo.
It's often said about board games, movies, etc., that shorter and simpler is better. If you can break something down to its essential parts, you can get a quality, enjoyable product that isn't too overwhelming to take in. Games like Carcassonne and even yesterday's game, The Kingdoms of Crusaders, are built on an extremely simple rule set that is easy to learn but still allows a lot of strategy and results in fun.
And then you have games that are just too simple for their own good. The Enigma of Leonardo is a very simple game that's easy to learn and play, but has a major flaw that ruins the game.