On the tie break too. Excellemt, good game all.
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I got a notification when (presumably) the game ended and I was excited to finally see end-game scores. Our game is listed as open still but it will not load for me. Baby steps?
sorry, but nothing new. i think since the second last patch.
Anyone up for another game of TfM?
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Iāll play.
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Iām in
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So, from the likes & replies, thatās @OhBollox, @js619, @Mirefox and @JMH.75. Marvellous. Game created, including Corporate Era & Prelude.
Itād be nice if Asmodee kicked another expansion out of the door at some point.
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They still havenāt figured out how to allow everyone to see scores, or show player names; frankly, it is a miracle we have Prelude. I canāt imagine they are working all that hard at expansions, though Iād take mini-expansions, like variable milestones/rewards.
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Everyone is in, @JMH.75 to start picking cards.
It would also be nice if Asmodee fixed letting you pick cards and then forgetting your choice because itās not your turn.
Well, I had an advance look and I am impressed by the lack of synergy between my corps, prelude cards and projects. Challenge accepted evil billionaire plutocrat laugh
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āAdvancedā strategy question:
When Iām giving advice to new players, I recommend playing to your corporationās strengths.
However, when you more or less know how to play, do you think it is more advantageous to play off your corporation or to pick prelude cards and actions that bolster your deficiencies? Iām sure the most obvious answer is āit dependsā but Iāve always wondered if either of those approaches is better than the other.
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It really does depend, but even playing to your corpās strengths can depend. If we take Ecoline as a simple example, Iād rather play cards like Experimental Forest and Ecology Expert over Biofuels and Dome Farming. Extra plant production is welcome but itās also extra plant production early when youāre most vulnerable. Early Settlement can be a great one, too. Cards that do stuff in the area of your corpās strength without being one-dimensional. Itās absolutely best that you get some sort of synergy going between your corp, preludes, and starting cards going, whether that synergy is your corpās specialty isnāt relevant.
You also need to take into account the deck distribution and player count. The real risky click is playing the likes of Phobolog/Point Luna/Saturn Systems with Acquired Space Agency/Galilean Mining/Orbital Construction Yard, or Helion and Mohole/Mohole Excavation. You can over-specialise in an area that becomes a dead end either due to player actions or the cards you receive afterwards. There are some good general preludes like Society Support and Supply Drop but you then have to think about how efficient they are, which is usually Not Very. You also need to consider your developments in Milestone and Award terms, because theyāre too much VP to ignore.
You donāt need a rigid plan of this card then this card then this card, but you do need a framework.
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We have a discord channel, if anyone ever fancies bullshitting about the game or anything Iāll likely be around.
The game just received a bug fix patch on iOS, so just a reminder to all in our game that youāve probably been logged out and will need to log back in before you receive turn notifications.
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I donāt know about your games, but the one Iām playing with 3 other friends, we canāt get back into it after the patch
I patched and was able to take my turn.
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I patched and it fixed the bug I was just about to log in and apologise for (trying to skip my second action was causing the game to hang).
I am not getting the cards I need and have such little focus this game. Iām playing the ācan I afford this card? Might as well play itā gameā¦
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Itās a strangely quiet game, not a lot of activity on the planetās surface.
Iāve started playing the draft variant against the AI and that seems to solve the wrong cards problem. The downside is that you want to buy almost every card thatās available. Maybe we should play draft next time.