Hate Prestige

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MRD90
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Joined: 23 April 2024, 07:54

Hate Prestige

Post by MRD90 »

I like this game. The base game is fun, and the expansion adds many new cards that I think are interesting (spending goods for military power, combining hand during Explore, nice things like that). I like most of what this game has to offer.

Except Prestige. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE Prestige. If someone lucks into some early prestige generation that can't be challenged for a couple turns it feels like they can runaway with the game. Doesn't matter which side of this I'm on, it feels terrible. Just last game my opponent got an early settle of the "Produce: +1 Prestige if most Uplift" (Ravaged Uplift World) if I'm remembering the effect properly. I was setting up a Rebel military strategy and couldn't put down as any Uplifts. End score was like 64 - 26. I can have fun even losing in most games, but getting steamrolled like that is just demoralizing, especially when it feels like I don't know what I can do about it. And most Arena/Tournament rules use the expansion, not just base game.

I'll readily admit I'm far from a good player even at base game, but it feels like non-Prestige mechanics have much more counterplay against them. You can set up leeches against a Produce/Consume strategy. Seems much harder to defend against Prestige generation.

One flaw I can definitely identify in my play is underutilization of the special search and Prestige action bonus card. Could that be what I'm missing to combat this? Or do I need to be digging through the deck with Explores more? IDK what to do. I want to like this game as much as I can, but Prestige is really dragging it down right now.
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