Mr Cathala has made some phenomenal 2 player versions of existing games. Sobek for 2, 7 Wonders Duel and Splendor are aome of my favorite games. The first 2 have recieved expansions to address some issues that existed in the base game as well as introduce a new mechanism to make the game more exciting and deep. 7 Wonders Duel is the prime example where there is an issue of the first player having a big advantage in competitive settings but the Agora expansion kinda fixes it in a subtle way.
Splendor Duel is an almost perfect game but there is 1 issue that has emerged in competitive play that in my opinion, a future expansion needs to fix. And that is the hogging of pearls and gold. It's a really strong strategy so you see it emerge often but most importantly, it's really boring. Obviously the devs couldn't have seen this strategy way back when it was playtested but it's become an annoying feature of Arena play.
I'd love to see a future expansion fix this somehow. I don't think Splendor Duel needs an expansion per se as it's so close to perfect, but if they decide to make one, this seems like a good opportunity to fix this emergent issue.
Splendor Duel is an almost perfect game but there is 1 issue that has emerged in competitive play that in my opinion, a future expansion needs to fix. And that is the hogging of pearls and gold. It's a really strong strategy so you see it emerge often but most importantly, it's really boring. Obviously the devs couldn't have seen this strategy way back when it was playtested but it's become an annoying feature of Arena play.
I'd love to see a future expansion fix this somehow. I don't think Splendor Duel needs an expansion per se as it's so close to perfect, but if they decide to make one, this seems like a good opportunity to fix this emergent issue.