by Wojo
Since my opinion differs somewhat from the ones provided I will include my two cents:1. You do not need any expansions to play and enjoy the game.*** I've played it more then 40 times before opening my first expansion. There are many player created quests that only use the cards from base set so this can extend the game life even more.*
2. Standard solo play is just that - you are controlling one and only band of heroes and playing with one deck. Many people do use a house rule/variant controlling two players - as this way the game tends to be easier.
3. Box is quite big for what it contains indeed so if you are on the tight budget you might consider leaving it behind. On the other hand if you do get into this game big time - this box is quite nice as it can hold the game and many expansions.
4. This card game is very hard in general especially solo. There are some easier quest but even those require some good plays and decent deck building.
* I even think that one shouldn't buy any expansion before playing the base game several times and deciding that he or she likes the game well enough to invest in expansions. I know well that you might be tempted to buy some of them as it saves you on shipping** but then you risk that the game is not for you and you have all this stuff for it.
** I don't want to encourage you to choose online shop over FLGS but have a look at http://www.bookdepository.com/ - they have free worldwide shipping and decent prices on the game and its expansion.
*** If you buy the game and read something about tournament legal deck in the rules drop me a PM and I will tell you what I think about that.