I think our group is done with Blood Rage after two plays. The hidden draft of six cards followed by highly tactical play of actions is simultaneously too AP-inducing and too chaotic -- ironically, much moreso than Blood Rage's older brother, Chaos in the Old World. Comparing the two, Blood Rage is like Chaos in the Old World with all of the fun and flavor sucked out. And we're generally a Euro-heavy group. :/
On a related note, I've come to the conclusion that I don't care for hidden drafts in my games (e.g., Seasons, Agricola (much prefer draw 10 keep 7)). Open, MtG/7-Wonders style drafting is lovely, though.
I wonder if there's some way to make Blood Rage's draft more palatable. Quests and Combat cards would both be tremendously weakened by being public (via either an open MtG auction or 7W draft), so I don't think that's the way to go. Would drawing one card from the first hand, two from the second, and three from the third (discarding the remaining two) be reasonable? That ought to speed up the draft and also allow for greater control, while still allowing for some semblance of balance.
