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Originally posted by ceremony:
The "learning curve" refers solely to the interface, and learning how to use it, as well as basic mechanics such as how fortresses use resources, etc. It does not refer in any way to learning advanced strategies.

Well, maybe so, but... 1 hour? Teaching my friend to play Dominions II took me a couple weeks... after which, he asked, "How do you keep troops from starving if you need to take a low-resource province?" hmmm. I mean, it was hard not to laugh, but regardless, Dominions II play mechanics are not learnable in an hour. Chess is, Dominions II is not. And I'm not talking about strategy, just play mechanics, like "What is this 'search for magic sites' command, why would I want to use it, and when is it effective? Should I do it in my capitol? And raise taxes to 200% also? What do blood slaves do - should I gather some?" And so forth.