So the mauve manticore levels are horrible.

[your wizard grandpa]

A few of them are fun, the ones that give you preset cards that act like a puzzle. But most of them are simply terrible, 100% down to luck. Not to mention the loot from them isn't worth the hassle, from the looks of it.

[FMJunkie]

From the looks of it?

Also sometimes it more about the enjoyment of the challenge than the reward :)

[Macdallan]

I have to agree that a lot of the Mauve Manticore fights are down to luck and repetition. It's really not fun to repeat a mission and continually fail due to a bad draws. I've come close to beating a few of them, but usually the fights are set up to be at least a little bit uneven so they're not easy to complete even if you do get good cards right away. I know they need to be challenging, but there's a point when it just gets ridiculous, like waiting on just the right draw of cards to come up so you can have a small chance at winning the scenario.

The game's turned into a grind-fest unless you spend money on "pizza" anyway. Only the first few levels were really fun, then it turned into a chore. Really, the game went downhill for me when the Sci-Fi expansion came out. The game balance, and aesthetic, went right out the window.