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It seems that if you play symmetric starting empires, there is only the choice to start with the starting empire - 2gray 1green 1black. I want to play symmetric starting empires but with the choice for us to start with a choice of another empire that we both play. This is not currently possible.

In the irl game, you can see and count the discards for each pile. This is important, especially towards the end, as there are only two pairs of each card combination. There needs to be a log or place you see all the played cards.