new arena season

[zlefin]

I do like random maps. I'd like to see colonies sometimes, cuz its different and I like trying different things, but from what I have played of it does seem less balanced and there's some even sillier comboes than in the base game. I doubt i'll ever be in the group that gets to vote, so i have to settle for talking here.

[Yahyra]

I too find Colonies unbalanced and therefore less fun to play. To each their own; but I prefer non colonies games. I also prefer 2p. Have fun everyone.

[rambling_coherently]

I too find Colonies unbalanced and therefore less fun to play. To each their own; but I prefer non colonies games. I also prefer 2p. Have fun everyone.

(The arena season is 2p and not Colonies, you should try it!)

[charliec247]

For those that don't like the Arena season format, there's always tournaments. There's several non-random map Tournaments waiting to fire.

[HaHeHoHeHa]

For those that don't like the Arena season format, there's always tournaments. There's several non-random map Tournaments waiting to fire.

Tournament here on BGA is much less important than arena, and if we host an colony season is going to show case the game way more.

[Corvus Mortis]

I am happy to play whatever format prevails. Personally I find Tharsis pretty boring, since it’s the most “solved” map. In general I would rather see change than the same thing repeatedly — for example, I would prefer doing a no-Prelude-Corp season, now that this feature exists. That is a more competitive format than with them on.

Venus is a high quality expansion that I’d like to see added. I’d rather play with promo cards + Venus than with Colonies on. Colonies is so hopelessly busted without rebalances, but if people want to play a season of it, I’m game!

I wish we could convince Fryx to implement the most important Colonies rebalance: disallowing double-trade on a single turn.

[FrankJones]

I wish we could convince Fryx to implement the most important Colonies rebalance: disallowing double-trade on a single turn.

Have you and other top players tried (convincing them)? Currently, Colonies seems unpopular for serious play, and I doubt that is what the Fryx family wanted or intended for the Colonies expansion. Maybe they could per persuaded to allow a small number of rule modifications to colonies if it would broaden the appeal of the expansion.

I agree with you - whoever has the first player token is likely to double trade if that person has 2 trade fleets. Combine that with the fact that a colony can only be visited once per generation, and you have the 2nd player often without any desirable trade options. In a 3-player game, it must be miserable for whoever goes 3rd in a generation.

[HaHeHoHeHa]

I am happy to play whatever format prevails. Personally I find Tharsis pretty boring, since it’s the most “solved” map. In general I would rather see change than the same thing repeatedly — for example, I would prefer doing a no-Prelude-Corp season, now that this feature exists. That is a more competitive format than with them on.

Venus is a high quality expansion that I’d like to see added. I’d rather play with promo cards + Venus than with Colonies on. Colonies is so hopelessly busted without rebalances, but if people want to play a season of it, I’m game!

I wish we could convince Fryx to implement the most important Colonies rebalance: disallowing double-trade on a single turn.

What do like most about Venus, in what high quality addition does it provide to the game and how do you feel about 2p manutech?

[Corvus Mortis]

I wish we could convince Fryx to implement the most important Colonies rebalance: disallowing double-trade on a single turn.

Have you and other top players tried (convincing them)? Currently, Colonies seems unpopular for serious play, and I doubt that is what the Fryx family wanted or intended for the Colonies expansion. Maybe they could per persuaded to allow a small number of rule modifications to colonies if it would broaden the appeal of the expansion.

I agree with you - whoever has the first player token is likely to double trade if that person has 2 trade fleets. Combine that with the fact that a colony can only be visited once per generation, and you have the 2nd player often without any desirable trade options. In a 3-player game, it must be miserable for whoever goes 3rd in a generation.

I would happily speak to Fryx directly. I love their game and have been among the top players for many years now. I have participated in most of the fan modifications of the game and think we could make a lot of easy improvements. I don’t currently have a through-line to them, but if the developers here do I’d be glad to work to explain the benefits.

[HaHeHoHeHa]

That would be fantastic, talk about corp colony and card ban please as well, can you talk more about Venus?