by RDewsbery
Because of the nature of several of the optional extras, whislt they don't necessarily add to the overall experience of new players, they shouldn't detract from it either. Take the dreadnaught at the centre of the galaxy - it's (they are?) different to the normal galactic core, without being any more complex. Sme ship builds will do better against the GCDS, some will fare better against a dreadnaught. Similar considerations apply to the wormhole-thingies (allowing connections between parts of the board not normally connected) and the rare research items. I think when we tried it, we added in everything except the 7/8/9th player and the formal alliance rules.↧