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I agree that after playing a lot of AOI with the current 1234 draft format that it is unbalanced. First pick Inventors is often GG. I think the snake draft which includes drafting pass tiles would be a big improvement. But actually I think a better solution would be reverse snake draft including pa...

Some tiles are meant to be niche in application. Blessed can actually be decent in the right setup (and synergizes with green). I wouldn't change it to 4. When it comes to cult bonuses, 4 is a HUGE jump from 3 as this means an additional worker, additonal power bonuses and a guaranteed free dig. Ple...

While I understand the general sentiment of your post, this isn't an Ark Nova specific issue. Most games on BGA use the same timer system. I don't think the timer needs to be addressed for Ark Nova specifically. A site wide adaptation of a different clock system may work better, with a turn timer wi...

Fan factions are going to be an official release from the publisher at some point, but they still very much are in playtesting and not a finalized form. Given they can and have changed suddenly, and that this impact turn based games that are playing with now changed factions, they should remain out...

We won't have a season that appeals to everyone as others have mentioned in the thread. I'm against fan factions because they aren't an officially released product. Period. I'll play them in non-arena tables someday - I'm not against trying them. Arena however is not the place for them. Fire and Ice...

While these factions are incredibly strong and I would rank them both top 3, some of what you say suggests to me that they aren't being played against properly. If you're playing any competitive format you will have to deal with the strongest factions whether you like it or not. Very much like in Te...

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