by dieffe
I think the different backs are a design decision (it could have been easy to make the cards with the same back, and divide them only with the front).I had only one play (and it was really, really fun, even if disastrous for my castaway), and I don't know all the adventure cards. BUT, I don't feel the adventure cards on the event deck so un-thematic: my cook was injured and when I saw the adventure card coming up from the event deck I interpreted as if the cook was getting worse, and he had symptoms. The fun thing is that I had two adventure cards of the same type in the event deck, so I knew that something bad was going to happen but I wasn't sure about the card text. Tension!
And all the (few) adventure cards I read can be played thematically: a beast is coming (you see footprints), you're injured (your condition worsen), etc.
My 2 cents.
Anyway great, great game!
Davide