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The U.S. could call it a win due to the recognition they got after the war, but the British won most of the battles. British attention was much more on Europe at the time. The U.S. had their biggest victory in the Battle of New Orleans where Andrew Jackson commanded the U.S. forces. However, the win was mainly good for bragging rights as the battle was actually fought after a treaty had been signed. The news just hadn't arrived in the south at the time of the battle.

I guess you could call Andrew Jackson the big winner as his military reputation helped get him elected President years latter.

The Star Spangled Banner was also written during the war. Although it wasn't named our national anthem until 1931.

I've had Descent for a bit over a year now. We play it as a break from D&D every once in awhile. With the large selection of heroes and the skill cards it plays different each time (plus the scenarios which we have yet to repeat one).

We have all taken turns as the Overlord and find that it is equal fun to be the overlord or one of the heroes. With four players, we usually have the overlord and three heroes. When there are only three of us to play, the two players each play two heroes. Playing with only two heroes is pretty much a death sentence for the heroes unless you do everything right.

We're pretty heavy into the game having painted all the monsters and heroes and I made 3D pieces for the tiles with Hirst Arts molds.

I haven't had the chance to play Talisman so I can't comment on a comparison.