Overdrive vs Classic Mode

[TacTileKing]

Hey gang,

What do we think? Do you prefer Overdrive or Classic mode? Why?

[Kuijpie]

I played one game with classic rules, and I did enjoy it, but I prefer with overdrive.

As there is no overdrive I think games probably tend to be more equal. In general I'd say there is only 1 good early game strategy, as end game in classic you are always restricted to max 1 buy per turn, so early game players will quickly buy 2 or maybe 3 gains, combined with some moves to make sure they can buy a card each turn. After buying a 3rd gain the gains on the market (2 out of 6 cards) become completely useless.
Maybe move-rushing has some more potential in classic compared to overdrive games, as without overdrive it can be more difficult to defend.

For competitive play to me overdrive is clearly the way to go. If I would play this game IRL (I have finally ordered the game!) I can see myself playing classic rules unless the other player is an experienced boardgamer or chess player who can calculate moves well (including overdrive means much more options to calculate)

[TacTileKing]

That's pretty much exactly how I think about it. Once you get comfortable with the game overdrive is like 2x the versatility. To me all competitive games should always be overdrive, however classic is great for learning the game.

Glad you got a copy! Once you get it in person I recommend trying to get a 4p game going (don't forget you can swap cards with your teammate). Its the most popular game mode at cons but it doesn't translate well to the online version since communication is tougher asynchronously

[Kuijpie]

I didn't know about swap, is that available here on BGA in 4p games as well? Only played 4p once, big issue there is that BGA does not recognize a team win, so I lost elo even though I won