That's it for Intrigue. The set has its artistic ups and downs. I feel as if the lows are lower than the Base Set but the highs are mostly higher. I think the theme I perceive in the set is the strongest thing it has going. Seventeen of the kingdom cards feature either shady characters, people whispering to each other, or some kind of meeting of questionable moral. It is nice that the artists all seemed to get the memo on that one; even innocuous cards like Wishing Well fit in to the theme.
The box art is not my favorite. I don't care for the way the trees look like they were glued on to the landscape, and the evening colors look just a little too pink, which is even weirder since the sky is blue above the logo. Still, it's got a shady meeting going on, so it has something.
My average rating for the cards in Intrigue is
6.02, a bit lower than the Base Set overall. Some of this has to do with the inconsistency (Harem/Shanty Town really stick out) and some drawings I'm not entirely sure were finished. It's still above average, but hey, the best is yet to come.
Next time: Seaside