Which big expansion to buy first ?

By zeb, in Runebound

Hi,

I am thinking of buying this game soon, and because of P£P charges, was considering ordering the base game plus one big box expansion. I know Sands is considered the best one, but now that Wastes are out, I am wondering which one to choose between the two. Thanks for any recommendation.

Frozen Wastes is pretty good, but I still think Sands of Al-Kalim is the best of the large expansions. It's the one I find myself re-playing the most. The Island of Dread is pretty good too, but I would still go with Sands first (although if you like the game you're going to want all of them eventially).

I would go with SOAK as well, good alternative to the base game.

Sands of Al-Kalim all the way. It improves the base game so much compared to the other big boxes.

A cheap way to enhance your basic game is the Cult of The Rune. Nothing better than seeing a hapless hero being branded numerous times, bwahaha! Unless that character is me...