Well, I played through for the first time. I played solo. Lasted about 2 3/4 hours. I played with the Doom Track, but not the Hazards, and now I wish I would have. I would have gotten to face more Green or Yellow enemies. You move fast on the Doom Track, almost too fast so you don't get to face many Purple Cards. Mostly Green, and a handful of Yellow.
I think I did the final combat incorrectly though. After the final Doom Track token was laid, I drew my first red card of the game. It was not the boss. I defeated the challenge, but was wounded, so I went to town, healed myself and my allies before taking on another Red Card. Is this legal??
Also, I kept the Challenge Card, as it says to do, a Dragon Rune. Now, does these Runes count toward my Equipment limit? Which I believe is 2 Equipement and 2 Allies? These are incredibly useful items, but I want to play by the rules.
When playing the Doom Track, if a Defeated Challenge says to keep the card for later use in another situation, does this A.) Count Against items limits and B.) Do these ever go on the Doom Track? I feel that they don't because they stay in your hand and become more of an item.
Lastly, If I wanted to play an almost completely different game, what expansions would be recommened that are not Big Box?