Reply: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: Strategy:: Re: Best 1 on 1 race
by chrisib I haven't played many 2-player games, but with 3 players the Hydrans, Orion, and Mechenema have all been contenders.I'm wondering how well the Enlightened would work with two players. The...
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by LazyJ I would go all in on Enlightened - if you're not making his life miserable by round 5 and laughing behind your half-connections then you're in trouble. I think it's an interesting strategy to...
View ArticleThread: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: Rules:: Sector III hexes in a 7-9...
by big_eye hello.I looked through the board but didn't find anything. What happens to Sector III tiles in a 7-9 player setup which can't be accessed anymore. E.g. an unexplored III hex lies next to two...
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by LazyJ As soon as all legal exploration paths into the hex get blocked I'd pull the hex out of there and say its available to explore somewhere else in Zone III.
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by freddieyu I am a bit confused though. Hexes can only be placed if there is a valid wormhole connection. Otherwise, they get discarded. Thus, in the example by the OP, those sector 3 hexes could not...
View ArticleReply: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: News:: Re: Print errors on Eclipse:...
by Acenoid Just Ordered the game from some German retailers (played a 4 player game and it was great - though we played the artefact key tech completely wrong, awareded 5 VPs instead of 5...
View ArticleReply: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: Strategy:: Re: Best 1 on 1 race
by ParticleManHorse85 wrote:What about Eridani? I mean, starting out with plasma cannons and shields seems pretty good for the fast go for the throat strategy.Not sure I would put Eridani ahead of...
View ArticleReply: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: Rules:: Re: Sector III hexes in a 7-9...
by Radziol You probably setup the game with III hexes between starting hexes.Don't do this. Place on table only hexes I and II (and only to help align the galaxy).
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by big_eyeRadziol wrote:You probably setup the game with III hexes between starting hexes.Don't do this. Place on table only hexes I and II (and only to help align the galaxy).oh I see. thanks guys for...
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Reply: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: Variants:: Re: Master of Orion II Races
by Acenoid Hey there!Great job :)Is there a print'n'play document available, so I can prepare homeworlds and player cards or do we have to prepare something? :)
View ArticleReply: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: General:: Re: 7-player game with new...
by bepeacock Yaaaaaah. I tried Exiles at our game night this week. It did not go well.
View ArticleReply: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: Rules:: Re: Sector III hexes in a 7-9...
by LordTengil An important note to make is that, using Wormhole Generator, it is possible to explore hexes from Sectors that does not have any connecting wormholes.Or rather, it is always possible to...
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by ParticleManNemesis420x wrote:One thing you should NEVER do is tell new players that any species is overall worse than any other.Why?My friend (a new player) kept playing Eridani and failing. It can...
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by LazyJ I agree with Jim - if you replace the term "worst" with "hardest to play" then I don't think there's a problem with warning people ahead of time. Let people decide for themselves if they're up...
View ArticleThread: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: General:: Tractor Beam
by comware I understand that a replacement tile sheet was given to people who purchased first editions of this expansion to correct a errors on a couple of tiles and also included a new Rare Tech -...
View ArticleReply: Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients:: General:: Re: Tractor Beam
by Radziol Not included in (my) copy from 2nd printing.
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by LunarSoundDesignRadziol wrote:Not included in (my) copy from 2nd printing.I think it was a bonus for the printing error from the first edition. I got mine in a trade and it came taped to the outside...
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by Najimbe I was not aware of this. I feel lucky that my recent purchase of this was a first edition copy.:D
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by RadziolLunarSoundDesign wrote:Radziol wrote:Not included in (my) copy from 2nd printing.I think it was a bonus for the printing error from the first edition. I got mine in a trade and it came taped...
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