As I recall, LUG managed to massively miss their deadline for the release of this game, and there were any number of theories and explanations for that... then came the WotC buyout. That there is even a limited edition of the game is a miracle.
That was a great review, Evan.
LUG had some really great ideas that were turned into strangely flawed games. Long experiences struggling with Aria and especially with the Dune CCG taught me that.
Cheers!