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Eragem wrote: ↑09 October 2023, 16:24

RobertBr wrote: ↑09 October 2023, 15:41

Eragem wrote: ↑08 October 2023, 15:40 How is it possible ? This game is just too long for BGA

There are already longer and more complex games than this on BGA, so there is no reason to think it should be an issue.

Which game is longer than TI4 on BGA ?
I don't know all available games, but I though the longer is 2 or 3 hours ... that is pretty low compared to TI4 which is 8 to 12 hours

War games like unconditionnal surrender, space empires 4X, Talon can be pretty long.

Eragem wrote: ↑09 October 2023, 16:24

RobertBr wrote: ↑09 October 2023, 15:41

Eragem wrote: ↑08 October 2023, 15:40 How is it possible ? This game is just too long for BGA

There are already longer and more complex games than this on BGA, so there is no reason to think it should be an issue.

Which game is longer than TI4 on BGA ?
I don't know all available games, but I though the longer is 2 or 3 hours ... that is pretty low compared to TI4 which is 8 to 12 hours

8-12 hours without rules enforcement, no automation of pieces, and the need to move things around physically may shorten a fair bit digitally.

turtler7 wrote: ↑09 October 2023, 22:01 8-12 hours without rules enforcement, no automation of pieces, and the need to move things around physically may shorten a fair bit digitally.

Absolutely. I don't think I've played a physical game of 3-player Ark Nova yet which took less than 3 hours including setup and tidying away, but on BGA I consider 80 minutes to be typical.

Eragem wrote: ↑09 October 2023, 16:24 Which game is longer than TI4 on BGA ?
I don't know all available games, but I though the longer is 2 or 3 hours ... that is pretty low compared to TI4 which is 8 to 12 hours

Not even close. USE is rated on the Geek as 50 hours playing time, where TI4 is rated 4 to 8. Both are probably a little high, and your 8 to 12 definitely reflects some very slow play (a 7 player in person Civilization doesn't take that long), but the rough comparison is about right, TI4 is an order of magnitude short of competing for the longest game on BGA. Twilight Imperium is only a long game compared to 90s and early 00s euros, its not anything exceptional in length or complexity when compared to gaming as whole.

I'm curious if Prophecy of King expansion will be supported here too. I haven't seen a single word about it and it improves the game so much

Daktyl wrote: ↑11 October 2023, 00:23 I'm curious if Prophecy of King expansion will be supported here too. I haven't seen a single word about it and it improves the game so much

Would be surprised if it drops with POK, wouldn't be surpised if it's added at a later date.

Cartographers takes four seasons to play.

Keep checking the alpha section for the game to show up but I'm guessing it's a closed alpha

JesterTDA wrote: ↑02 November 2023, 18:26 Keep checking the alpha section for the game to show up but I'm guessing it's a closed alpha

Or probably not at all in alpha.

There needs to be some sort of testing to make sure everything works out but since not every game shows up in the alpha I'm assuming there is a closed alpha area that only a select few can see various games.