Posted: 16 January 2008 at 8:51pm | IP Logged

Lobo and I have agreed to try some alternative deck construction formats. Our next battle is a highlander variant - in that 'there can be only one' of any card.

I haven't made up my mind what I'm playing yet but I thought you might want to design Lobo's deck for him early. In fact, if you leave now you could probably make it in time to shuffle for him, refill his drink, and perhaps wipe the perspiration from his brow.

:)

J--

Posted: 17 January 2008 at 4:19am | IP Logged

I haven't made up my mind what I'm playing yet but I thought you might want to design Lobo's deck for him early. In fact, if you leave now you could probably make it in time to shuffle for him, refill his drink, and perhaps wipe the perspiration from his brow. QUOTE

 "Dem's dar insulting woids " TEAR HIM UP "GO LOBO"

Posted: 17 January 2008 at 7:57am | IP Logged

-Wolf, you give me too much credit. I just build a deck and play it.

As for thinking 3-4 turns ahead, that's usually all you get in a duel before the outcome is secured. So i suppose you're right that i'm at a disadvantage but i think it's for a different reason.

Primarily, i'm disadvantaged because i always eat before our matches. I think a full stomach has dulled my wits. Next time, i'll go hungry all day.

Yeah, i'm sure that'll help.....Lobo

Posted: 17 January 2008 at 8:13am | IP Logged

In my opinion, Lobo's deck tech is full of better combos. I usually try and find the point I want to attack his deck at and try to overload that point.

I also refuse to play more than 1 Time Skip in most of my decks and I haven't played any time knights against him yet. So, I have karma on my side.

That and I pay the Panera's girl to wink at him when he orders which totally throws his game off.

J--

Posted: 09 April 2008 at 8:27am | IP Logged

-Next week Galaktische and i will be attempting a 'Civil War' game. One Empire, one deck to draw from, two players against one another. The Reserve fleet will be set ahead of time with one terrain and one generic ship that can be powered by that terrain.

As for starting hands, i think i'll propose that the initial Ante be considered 'Attrition'. That is, the ante card i draw would then go to Galaktische and be part of his starting hand of nine, while his ante would go to me. Makes the occassional entity that is ante'd up a bit more of a surprise.

I'll let ya know how it turns out.....Lobo

Posted: 09 April 2008 at 1:30pm | IP Logged

-Yes, two card reserve. The Terrain and the Ship in our respective reserve fleets will be the same cards so there is no (dis)advantage.....Lobo

Posted: 09 April 2008 at 3:31pm | IP Logged

-No, a common reserve would allow the player with first draw to potentially terrain-deny the opponent right out of the gate. i wanted to keep the reserves separate just in case (try as i might to get the deck construciton ratios right) opening hands have no terrain or no ship.

Besides, it fits in a story kind of way as two opposing factions of the same empire with a ship stored away at the factions' secret headquarters just in case the war did in fact break out.

Come on, tell me you don't think the Republicans have a stealth or two hidden away they don't tell the democrats about???

Posted: 09 April 2008 at 7:00pm | IP Logged

I think there needs to be a variant of some kind where instead of destroying the enemies assets you instead capture them for your own use. Not sure how it would work - as the idea just hit me - but it sounds interesting to me.

J--

Posted: 11 April 2008 at 4:41pm | IP Logged

here's a thought. takes more cards to do but gives the drawee the option of what to draw.  Instead of one central deck, there are several decks, a minimum of three.  One deck containg the whole corporate armada along with a bunch of generic ships.  One deck containing terrain from all strengths.  And the Other deck(or more) containing everything else.  For your card draws  the first must come from the master/central deck and the others from any deck.  The first represents chance that you just live and get to breathe while the rest of the draws represent resources to sway a planet or ship to your side... and not always the one you want.

As for possible terrain capture, just use standard rule of terrain destruction except when destroyed, pay 2 economy to sway them to your side, or if you opt not too sway them, then the opponent pays 2 economy to keep it alive, and if neither pays up, then the remaining civilians dies and it is destroyed.   Other continuing options, after "purchse" it is considered at strength 2 until repaired. 

the begining hand could also start completely equal, representing two equal sides