I'm not fond of never ending expansions. I know that sounds weird when looking to buy a Fantasy Flight game. I have the old Talisman and really enjoyed it. It is a family game.
Can you buy just the core game or do you need the expansions to make it complete? If so how many and which ones. For example, Eldritch Horror really needs Foresaken Lore to not get stale quickly. When FFG produced Cosmic Encounter they broke the original game into core and expansion so you had to buy the several expansions to get as much as you had in the original core game.
So my questions are:
A) Is this like the original game?
B) Can I play with just the core or will it leave you wanting?
C) If I do need expansions which ones are necessary for a complete game.
I don't need or really want side boards etc...
Thanks,