Maharaja thoughts

I played a quick test game of Maharaja today so I could explain the game more easily on Saturday, when we have a games meet. It was an interesting experience that presented some of the games interesting attributes. It's an intriguing game, though I'm not quite sure if I like it or not. I'm afraid it might be annoyingly short, while in the other hand the small amount of actions makes it tense. The end, at least, is somewhat abrupt and it was easy to predict early on which of the players would win.

It'll be interesting to try out. I also found out that most of the issues covered in the FAQ are very obvious. I'm wondering what all the fuzz is about... Anyway. it's a curious game that I could see myself ending up enjoying or selling. It's certainly nothing like my precious St. Petersburg...