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Why calling it "Second Edition" when there is no official "Second Edition" ? It is a bit disturbing.

Would not be better to call it something like "Expert Variant" ? or "Modified Rules" ? as it is done for Puerto Rico and the "Balanced" mode coming from BoardGameGeek.

RockAndSka wrote: ↑18 March 2021, 11:55 Why calling it "Second Edition" when there is no official "Second Edition" ? It is a bit disturbing.

Actually this is an official second edition
More news very soon.

sourisdudesert wrote: ↑18 March 2021, 13:28

RockAndSka wrote: ↑18 March 2021, 11:55 Why calling it "Second Edition" when there is no official "Second Edition" ? It is a bit disturbing.

Actually this is an official second edition
More news very soon.

Oh really ? My bad Gregory, did not find any official information regarding this one. sorry.

No problem. Some official info to be found on Bombyx Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/studiobombyx/

Nothing to do with BGA, but I must say that I hate the new upgrade icons, they are so generic and impersonal that take away a lot of the charm of the game. Still too early to give an opinion on the rule changes, but balance changes are looking good.

DoctorPelusa wrote: ↑18 March 2021, 20:58 Nothing to do with BGA, but I must say that I hate the new upgrade icons, they are so generic and impersonal that take away a lot of the charm of the game. Still too early to give an opinion on the rule changes, but balance changes are looking good.

Totally agree. Whats more, weather conditions cards are trully awful.

I have no problem with the new version. I can understand the improvements and irrigations changing.

In the BGA the earlier version contained: if you pull a plot/gardenr objective that is already fulfilled you must discard it and pull another.
This wasnt an official rule in 1st edition, but was implemented in BGA.

Is this part of the 2nd edition implementation?

This is a family game with high lucky factor. As somebody else already said, I hope the changes reduce it a bit, as well.

Valezius wrote: ↑19 March 2021, 13:49 This wasnt an official rule in 1st edition, but was implemented in BGA.

It was an official "Advanced Players Rule" (in the rulebook).
BGA devs quite often implement the "advanced rules" of a game as default (and otherwise keep them as options).

MoiMagnus wrote: ↑19 March 2021, 14:09

Valezius wrote: ↑19 March 2021, 13:49 This wasnt an official rule in 1st edition, but was implemented in BGA.

It was an official "Advanced Players Rule" (in the rulebook).
BGA devs quite often implement the "advanced rules" of a game as default (and otherwise keep them as options).

It was never an option on BGA to not use the rule, though, which always disappointed me because I actually don't like that 'advanced' rule.

DoctorPelusa wrote: ↑18 March 2021, 20:58 Nothing to do with BGA, but I must say that I hate the new upgrade icons, they are so generic and impersonal that take away a lot of the charm of the game. Still too early to give an opinion on the rule changes, but balance changes are looking good.

Yah I agree, started up a game last night and the icons threw me off, doesn't fit the theme of the game.