I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys the world of Dune! I am a lifelong fan of Frank Herbert's writing - having read all the original Dune novels - and this game accurately captures the danger and complexity of the Known Universe. I have won skirmishes with all five factions and they feel thoroughly distinct:

• Atreides winning Landsraad votes and preserving peace
  
• Harkonnen oppressing villages and sacrificing their own operatives
  
• Fremen building powerful Sietch alliances and deftly navigating the desert
  
• Corrino landing main bases from orbit and dropping off Sardaukar in adversary airfields
  
• Smugglers placing bounties and skimming significant adversary resources

In addition, one must survive against Arrakis itself. Units can be lost to sandworms, sandstorms, and dwindling supplies alike. This aspect of punishing environmental danger is quite unique and further elevates the experience.

The game clearly has further development needs but the foundation is set. All systems - CHOAM, Landsraad, spying operations, diplomacy, etc. - offer meaningful contributions to victory. If you're a veteran of strategy games then you should have no trouble adapting to the world of Dune (try hard difficulty after a couple matches). Again, highly recommended.