Having never played Agricola, I can't make a comparison, but I did enjoy Stone Age and though I was rather lost at times during the first round, by the second round I was pretty comfortable with what was happening. That might have something to do with learning it as we went along though. My friend who was teaching us only played two or three games over the course of the past two years. Thumbs up from me. Sounds like your wallet is leaking again Scott.