There is a very simple way to fix this: play with the 1912 expansion and Mega Europe rules.
This was the Arena ruleset last season. When the Arena reverted back to base game rules, I noticed how flawed the base game is without that expansion. Too few tickets, too much emphasis on taking the 6- and 8- sections, too important to rush the end.
1912 and Mega Europe fix this by giving you a lot more tickets to pick from and more tickets at the beginning of the game — enough to make it incredibly hard to even try to memorize. Giving players more tickets to start also causes them to become more concerned with making their tickets than with blocking yours. And, because it’s much harder to fit in the 6- and 8-sections into the complex route you have to make to efficiently complete all your tickets, the competitive edge becomes fishing for MORE TICKETS rather than rushing the game end.
I don’t know how much of this is just me, but I think these changes make the game infinitely more enjoyable.
Now I dropped off of the Arena and I’ve been playing regular 2p games with 1912 and Mega Europe. Thankfully, I can still find matches quick. Seems like lots of people are on this boat. You’re welcome to join.
This was the Arena ruleset last season. When the Arena reverted back to base game rules, I noticed how flawed the base game is without that expansion. Too few tickets, too much emphasis on taking the 6- and 8- sections, too important to rush the end.
1912 and Mega Europe fix this by giving you a lot more tickets to pick from and more tickets at the beginning of the game — enough to make it incredibly hard to even try to memorize. Giving players more tickets to start also causes them to become more concerned with making their tickets than with blocking yours. And, because it’s much harder to fit in the 6- and 8-sections into the complex route you have to make to efficiently complete all your tickets, the competitive edge becomes fishing for MORE TICKETS rather than rushing the game end.
I don’t know how much of this is just me, but I think these changes make the game infinitely more enjoyable.
Now I dropped off of the Arena and I’ve been playing regular 2p games with 1912 and Mega Europe. Thankfully, I can still find matches quick. Seems like lots of people are on this boat. You’re welcome to join.
