The first time I start the game, it crashes. If I try again, I get big red letters saying "Console Error" folowed by "Cannot Initialize Banner Saga" and the suggestion to try:

1. Restart Steam
2. Reinstall the Banner Saga
3. Reinstall Steam

I have now done all three of those (and, based on guesswork related to some Counterstrike posts from 2010, also updated my Flash player. But still I can't play the game. Harumph!