If you’ve been around fantasy gaming for at least a little while, then I can give you a pretty good idea of what Etherlords II is like by telling you that it is a mix of gameplay inspired by Magic: The Gathering (MTG) and the Heroes of Might and Magic (HOMM) games. Just hearing that a game draws its inspiration from these two worthy titles is enough to bring a tingle of joy to fantasy gamers. However, in reality Etherlords II is a good new/bad news kind of thing as it implements one aspect of play very well while falling flat in the other.