by pilotbob
kaneAAA wrote:
I'm really looking for something that really matches the quality (in a new way) of this already epic game......not padding.....
New Bits:
o 4 New Aliens: Awesome
o Ancient Homeworlds: Great - especially in a 3p game. But those Cruisers and Dreadnoughts can be deadly.
o Hives: Good - However, one player can really benefit from this. I did because an adjacent hive moved a few ancient ships into my homeworld so I was able to get battle points without spending too many actions.
o Rare techs: Awesome
o New discoveries: Awesome. That morph shield is really nice, if you are the one that has it of course.
o Developments: Good - depends on which come out.
o Warp Points: Not sure... played with them but they didn't come out.
o Alliances: Not sure... only played 3p games with it.
o New tech board: Awesome, but you can make your own of course.
o Extra stuff to support nine players: I really can't see playing this with more than 6, but I do like the possibility.
o New Ship Parts: Great! But, didn't actually use one in our play.
o Galactic Center Takeover: Meh... seemed no harder to defeat than the CGDS.
Variants: (most of these you can do without the expansion)
o Direction of play: Excellent, will always use it.
o Predictable Tech: Excellent, will always use it.
o Small Galaxy: Meh... I'll pass on this one.
o Secret Homeworld: Good. Our random draw didn't include any though.
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I suggest you d/l the expansion rules and read them. I'm sure after that you will know if you want to buy it (you will.)
BOb