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BGA shows the whole history on the sideboard anyways. The point of Blackout is not knowing the history which is impossible to handle with BGA.

This means that Blackout only leads to a worse interface, not to reduced information. I don't think that is the point of the card.

At least an option to remove it should be considered - IRL you can remove the chips, online you cant clear the history.

Another option would be to clear the game log, if Blackout is active. I think, it should be possible, because Inside Jobs does remove game log entries of previous turns.

If you think, this could be a solution, consider voting for https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=210891

For someone with an actively poor memory, I hate blackout. We don't even play it with our groups. It is actively unfun by removing the one of the core parts that makes the game work.

While I think Blackout is a "weak" challenge (players are kinda supposed to follow what happens anyway), I can definitely get why one would want to remove it. (And tend to hate it too :p)

I don't think they'd consider implementing it as a "house rule", but IMO you may have a serious chance by arguing that it should at least be removed (or removable) for turn based play.

Feel free to make a ticket about it if it matters to you.

100% agree.
Today, I prefer choose the "Base game mode" to avoid the "Blackout card".

We should vote up this suggestion ticket please! https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=213293

The game Sea Salt and Paper has been programmed in such a way that the visible game log gets erased for each player at the end of their turn (you're not allowed to look through the discards IRL, this way you get to see what was discarded in a turm based game, but not have a full log.)

Another problem is that some games have the default that you only confirm in the last phase. But this is totally unpleasant with the blackout card, because you hardly have time to recognize it.

I would definitely get rid, especially in professional mode. Even in real life we take it out because otherwise we're not playing the Gang.

Blackout is the least fun card, I support option to remove.