I played a game with my wife last night.
We pick characters from a pack of 4, and show them at the same time. She took the Troll, and I had the Ghoul. (think for a few minutes and you will see where this is going.
The Troll has 6 lives and regenerates. The ghoul can take a life in combat and add it to his own.
The toll picks up the Doomsword early on, and the Ghoul finds a quck boost to craft. First half hour we spent chasing each other around the board. Troll has Craft 1, vs Ghouls Craft 6. Ghoul steals a life for himself.
Troll chases Ghoul around with sword 7vs2 strength, and gains a life from sword.
After about a half hour, both characters are standing there with the Ghoul at 10 lives, and the troll at 9. and the ghoul not finding any strength creatures to gain strength, and the troll having no luck with craft.
We Knick-named the Troll "Chewy!" becase I chewed on him most of the game.
I in turn got the nick-name "ankle-bitter" becasue I was a peskylittle thing.
Magic stream for life never showed up, but that would have stacked a few more green cones.
