某个玩过AH的玩家去问MK与之相比哪个复杂。有个玩家的回答非常详细，于是搬运如下：
“AH、MW和MK我都有。
我不喜欢AH。完全没法控制结果（太多的骰子，太依赖其他玩家帮一个特定的人攒线索标记来封印一个特定的传送门－－而在3人以上的局中，每个人都关注于他自己的个人进展、或是他旁边的怪物，根本没空理你）。
Mage Wars虽然有趣，但也是非常依赖骰运。不管你的魔法书多厉害，如果骰神不在你这一边，你还是一事无成。比如说，一个疗伤魔法扔出全空白。而且，有太多的关键词具有多重含义，也让我头疼。（译注：我没玩过MW，也许译得不准确）
而魔法骑士则是个关于最优解的解谜题。一个真正具有挑战性的、复杂的谜题，常常有多解。偶尔你能摸到一手完美的牌来达成你的目标，但更多的时候，你需要摸索如何最大限度地利用现有资源来 有效运用你的手牌、达成目标。魔法骑士非常具有策略性，你可以按你的风格来逐步构筑你的牌组，条条大路通罗马。
我建议先看一部游戏流程(game walkthrough)，再读几篇PBF（Play By Forum）贴子－－BGG版面上有许多优秀的moderator。还可以通读基础牌的牌面文字。
我喜欢魔法骑士，因为我感觉自己对局势具有完全的控制。SOLO很好玩。所有的规则在说明书封底有一篇概要，包括所有战斗和敌人的能力简介。特殊地点在描述卡上总结得很好。而游戏流程(walkthrough)编得非常棒，一步一步把规则展现给你。”
I own AH, Mage Wars and Mage Knight;
I don't enjoy AH; I feel like I have no control over the outcome (too much dice and depending on other plays to help load up the chosen one on clue tokens to seal a given portal, and this rarely happens above 3 players as everyone is focusing on their individual success or the monster next to them).
Mage Wars while fun is again, but very dice dependent; no matter how good your spell book is, the dice can hate you/love your opponent and lead to your defeat. all blanks on a heal spell will do that do you. And the number of keywords with more than one implied meaning hurts my head.
Mage Knight is an optimization puzzle. A really big, challenging, complex puzzle with many valid answers. You occasionally get the perfect draw to gain benefit X, but most turns are just trying to figure out how to make the most out of the hand you have using the resources at hand. Mage Knight is very strategic where you can load your deck with cards which support the play style you prefer, and most paths lead to victory.
I suggest watching a walk through and then reading a few play by forums on the boards; there are many great game moderators on these forums and you can read the card text for all the base set cards in the files section (there is also an unofficial wiki with full game text).
I love Mage Knight because I feel like I'm in control of the situation as I can always choose another path. It plays great solo and the rules are summarized on the back page of the rule books including monster distributions and powers for easy reference. Site text is all on a summary card. And the walk through does a good job of only introducing the rules you need at the moment.
