by N0RMAN
As far as I remember in the final version there is nearly 300 different cards (items, adventures, beast, mysteries etc.)Is the game hard to teach ? I don't think so. As i said my wife is totally newbie in the boardgaming world and by the end of turn 4 or 5 she was able to manage phase sequence by herself.
Playing time is very different according to scenario you play. Ignacy in a nice way talks about it in his video:
http://boardgamegeek.com/video/21155/robinson-crusoe-adventu...
Basically it is from 60 minutes (shortest scenario) till 2 hours (avarage scenario) to even 3 hours (longest one) Main variable is the time You need to discuss "what to do" in the Action Phase.