You will find that (and a ton of fun) with Magic: the Gatherings newest and biggest set release since Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth
Niche strategies that lock out the rest of the table and win quickly are their bread and butter
It's also different from other games on this list in that the scope of its story is much bigger, and instead of battling groups of meddling baddies, it has a much darker tone dealing with heroes, legacies, and evil rulers
I do recall checkered and striped ornamentation were inspired by artists like Kent Williams and Bill Sienkiewicz
In the unusual case where Improvised Arsenal becomes a copy of something else while its second ability is on the stack but before it resolves, the token will enter as a copy of whatever Improvised Arsenal is copying
if you lose your creatures to a sweeper, you can just play some more, crew your vehicles, and get right back to attacking