[Galactic Council]

Imperial Historian, on 04 October 2019 - 02:35 PM, said:

Erm, should I have 4 systems next to the homeworld in my slice? When some people have two seems a bit unfair?

Pink and gray slices also have 4 adjacent systems. This is as good as we're likely going to get without redesigning the entire map. Considering the map is almost built, we'll just stick to this for now.

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 04 October 2019 - 02:55 PM

[Jazzarm]

I built the grey slice, which has 4 tiles adjacent to home. I only gave them 2 systems with planets in them adjacent to home, and I hope others with 4 tiles will do something similar!

[Khellendros]

Got mine in.

[D'rek]

I built the pink slice and was only semi-mean about it

[twelve]

Galactic Council, on 02 October 2019 - 01:27 PM, said:

So far it looks like we're against starting TGs, but kind of split down the middle regards a ban phase. I'm leaning towards a ban phase at the moment just to give it a shot, but I'll still hold my decision to see what a couple of the people who haven't commented on it have to say, if anything!

I'm indifferent regarding a ban

[D'rek]

I'm gonna forget if I wait to the weekend so I put my ban votes in already

[twelve]

So we are doing a ban list? I would like a mod ruling on this.

[Itwæs Nom]

Galactic Council, on 04 October 2019 - 01:56 PM, said:

Itwæs Nom, on 04 October 2019 - 01:49 PM, said:

I'll probably just be too lazy for that

If I don't send them in by the time others do just assume I'm abstaining

Sure - there's nothing stopping you from doing it now if you don't really care about seeing the map and want to vote, though!

Well I already am lazy now

[Galactic Council]

twelve, on 04 October 2019 - 06:16 PM, said:

So we are doing a ban list? I would like a mod ruling on this.

Yes, it is happening.

[Galactic Council]

I've received the last of the map tile placements, so I should have a full map ready to go shortly after I get home from work tonight, so in about 3 or so hours!

[Jazzarm]

So I've been reading through the custom stuff, and I have a question/concern about this secret objective:

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Charge Through Their Defenses -- 1VP -- Action Phase -- Successfully invade a planet that has 2 PDSs.

How difficult has this been to score? In my experience, players don't often build two PDS on a single planet, so as to not put all of their eggs in one basket, but more importantly play around the 'Cripple Defenses' action card.

If it's too difficult, might I suggest changing it to 'destroy or replace two or more PDS during a single tactical action'? That way you can invade a system with two PDS on two planets, and if you manage to take both you can still score it.

[Galactic Council]

Jazzarm, on 04 October 2019 - 08:33 PM, said:

So I've been reading through the custom stuff, and I have a question/concern about this secret objective:

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Charge Through Their Defenses -- 1VP -- Action Phase -- Successfully invade a planet that has 2 PDSs.

How difficult has this been to score? In my experience, players don't often build two PDS on a single planet, so as to not put all of their eggs in one basket, but more importantly play around the 'Cripple Defenses' action card.

If it's too difficult, might I suggest changing it to 'destroy or replace two or more PDS during a single tactical action'? That way you can invade a system with two PDS on two planets, and if you manage to take both you can still score it.

Don't think anyone has ever scored that SO - I agree with your assessment and would be willing to change it accordingly as long as there are no objections from anyone else! Particularly now that there will be 3-planet systems.

[D'rek]

No objection to that. There are definitely some sketchier SOs than others - most of the extra ones were pulled from various suggestion lists on BGG, but we never did a big group review of them or anything. Some review now is good. Plus I'm pretty sure some of the new ones were derived from 3rd edition objective cards whose criteria could encompass entire rounds and which could award more than 1 VP, so the rebalancing of those could be off.

[Galactic Council]

Alright, game map has been added to the OP for everyone to see!

There are a couple of areas that MAY be problem areas, but I think altogether it will probably be alright without any modifications to anyone's placements. If you disagree, let me know! As always, open to discussion!

If you haven't already done so, please send me the five races you would like to vote to ban from race selection for this game. As soon as I have everyone's ban votes, I'll get the race and starting position selection process started! Likely we won't get the first strategy phase started by Monday (unless yall surprise me over the weekend), but we should be in a position to get it going pretty shortly thereafter!!

[Galactic Council]

Hmmm, forgot that someone sent me updated tile placements, one sec, gotta do another quick update!

[Galactic Council]

There we go!

[Jazzarm]

Map looks fine to me! I was looking a bit funny at 4 and 7 since they have only one blue tile adjacent to home, but at least they're good ones and there's plenty of room to expand.

[D'rek]

Jazzarm, on 05 October 2019 - 01:41 AM, said:

Map looks fine to me! I was looking a bit funny at 4 and 7 since they have only one blue tile adjacent to home, but at least they're good ones and there's plenty of room to expand.

I guess whoever set those ones up don't expect to take them themselves, and hence didn't want to make them too good of spots. Even so, #4 looks like one of the better spots, I think.

[Morgoth]

That's an interesting map for sure. Whomever ends up with 5 will have a different kind of game.

This post has been edited by Morgoth: 05 October 2019 - 08:48 AM

[Khellendros]

New system tiles? Scary!