madhatter wrote:
Played this for the first time last night as a 4-player. For the most part, everybody settled the 6 planets in their sector, then built infrastructure. Nobody was gaining any in-game points. So, the game end-trigger wasn't getting any closer. I realized what was happening and started border skirmishes with my neighbors to stir things up. I was the only one pushing the VP pool down though.
Have others seen the game play out in this way?
Have others seen the game play out in this way?
Usually it's myself and
[user=sikkibahm][/user]
brawling with each other all game, and my wife building a peaceful empire that spans half the map.
We have yet to learn how to counter this, because one of the two of us always starts acting expansionist, and the other of the two of us feels bound to respond in kind.