Posts made by ChromiumAgeCollector

I think it’s better to introduce players as the Empire.  This is because the Empire could do a lot better with a typical “dudes-on-a-map” strategies.  You really have to think like a guerilla warrior when playing as the Rebels.

There is a level 3 objective that gives the Rebels X reputation points where X is the number of blown away systems.

Even when I know a remote system is much more likely to hold the base, I still subconsciously avoid them because of what you said.  It’s harder to get my fleet going.

Most missions aren’t worth it.  And the project deck is almost worthless.  It’s just a shiny object to distract you.

Boba Fett kicks ass….  but only for capture missions and opposing intelligence missions.  Him not being able to command fleets is a huge liability.  Recruit him wisely.

My two basic Empire strategies are expand and torture.  The first one involves holding back your leaders in order to command fleets.  The other involves capturing and missions that thin the probe deck.

The torture strategy depends heavily on drawing the right cards and leaders.  The expand strategy can be done regardless of card draws.

Either way, you have to take away rebel loyal systems because so many of ther objectives key off of rebel loyalty.

Also the ONLY acceptable time to blow up a planet with the death star is when destroying a planet you KNOW is the base.  Otherwise it’s a liability.

Oh, more often than not the rebel base is on an unpopulated planet because Empire players don’t want to go there.

Does this help?  I can dive deeper if you want.

I mostly play newbies, so I have only lost one game.  I was the imperials when I lost that game.  To me the game is pretty balanced.  It just takes a radically different mind set when playing the Rebels.  The game is a damn near perfect mix of Axis and Allies and GMT’s COIN series.

This quite possibly be the best game that has come out this year!  I have half a dozen games under my belt so far.  Such a great game!

Maybe… :)

Good luck :)

Seemingly the best way to get a copy is to use G40.2 pieces with a print and play map.  I think some one has a map file on here somewhere.

Absolutely!

In case anyone wants to see a review on this,  I made one!

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This event had to be rescheduled!  The date is now November 5th!

https://www.meetup.com/Epic-Board-Game-Extravaganza/events/234275156/

I want to come down and support you, but that’s my daughter’s birthday weekend :(

Thanks!  One day I will be as successful as you!

If anyone is in the area and interested, I am hosting a game of G40.2 at Family Time Games in Indianapolis on October 8th at 1pm.

https://www.meetup.com/Epic-Board-Game-Extravaganza/events/234275156/

Sending you an email!!!

Yes, I am in Indianapolis.  I don’t mind G40 or G42.2.

It’s becoming near impossible to find players here too…

You can buy upgrade kits for Scythe.  So you can turn your regular edition into a Art Connoisseurs Edition if you are willing to lay the cash down for it.  The only difference is the real editions have a collector’s number on it and it says “Art Connoisseurs Edition” underneath the title.

I have played 4 games so far, and I am really enjoying it.  It blows away Blood Rage for euro-wargames.  Each faction seems pretty well balanced, and there is a surprising amount of replayability given a fixed set up.

It was quite the coincidence that last night I wrapped up a solo game of Andean Abyss with the Colombian government as the victor on the same day that the FARC signed a historic cease fire.

Has anyone else played this game?

I think this game is pretty well balanced.  But I’ve noticed that with any async games, people always say one side or the other is better.

Personally, I have a played 4 games myself.  I have won twice with imperials and have won once and lost once as rebels.  I’ve seen a pretty good 50/50 win ration between both sides.

The key with imperials is to either torture captives to find the base quickly, dragnet with your forces to find the base quickly, or to turbo out those probe cards to find the base quickly.

The game does clock in at about 3 hours (even with experienced players).  However for me, the hours just fly by!  For us A&A players, the game length is insignificant for the most part.