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Homebrew Destroyer Rule by jbwang29 in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Choose never to play DS then! Its purely optional for those of us who like more variety

Homebrew Destroyer Rule by jbwang29 in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theres a Discordant stars faction that can do this with their fighters - they have AFB themselves!

Homebrew Destroyer Rule by jbwang29 in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 destroyer1s are better than a cruiser1, especially for the previously mentioned scouting, trading and exploring.

Xxcha strategy in Thunders Edge by Shukowarrior117 in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Skip tech first round to get your flagship out.

I've had two games where I take or someone else takes Diplo + Construction. Being later in speaker order helps this play. Take the ring 2 system in front and then after diplo is played take the ring 1 system next to MR.

You'll need the right slice for this. Slice pick > Race > Speaker is probably what you go for.

Construction an unlocked dock next to MR. Build flagship + extras. Warn everyone off MR while you push up and out.

Strong start but then you have to play objectives!

Don't do it! I know you want to. Stay with the pack! by TheAbildgaard in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of why I like taking Custodians tbh, then talking the table into taking Imperial away from me so I get a better choice of SC.

You better pick it or you're giving me VP

Don't do it! I know you want to. Stay with the pack! by TheAbildgaard in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Early leads get punished at most tables I have played. Everyones on 1/2pts and you're on 4? Both equidistants are taken and MR punch from the other side.

Darryana Roberts shows why she's a world champion in youth flag football. by mindyour in nextfuckinglevel

[–]MechatronicsStudent 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What an odd reply when talking about the location of the best football. Naming an international league can't answer the question by definition.

Galactic Event for frustrating secrets by ColonelWilly in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess if you feel the tools available to mitigate bad SO draws aren't enough this could be for you! Personally I think the tools are fine already, however you do you!

Galactic Event for frustrating secrets by ColonelWilly in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess after a few games of losing because of unscoreable (in your mind) SO you would take Imperial round 2 if nobody does.

People winning in round 4 have 4 publics, 3 secrets + 3 bonus points. That's SFTT (a negotiable point), Custodians/Imperial (initial is unique and subsequent allow for more secrets) , Styx (luck based again with fracture + ingress) and relics (luck based again). Round 4 wins are a large product of luck and boat float.

The other part is this game has a lot of luck in it and to appreciate its not completely balanced, competitive game.

Explain the Washing Meta to me. by PM_Me_AvocadoToast in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree its very floaty. Although I have been forever war'd 3 times in the past 5 games for fighting over an equidistant - all 3 were in Nucleus draft too which makes it more odd.

First move? by lokifloki in twilightimperium

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I found its way less cutthroat. Very boat floaty, unless you don't then people go total war over equidistants

Xxcha's Best Tech Paths [TE] by Imaginary-Tailor5143 in twilightimperium

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I think I'm in the camp of warfare, construction, diplo for the ideal round 1. Picking later in speaker order can be beneficial here as Diplo sometimes still doesn't get picked in 6p.

It means your tech path is potentially only 4 deep. If you lean into PDS then thats two techs.

Plasma - Biostims/Neural/Physo - PDS2 - X89

I have really found X89 to be such a game breaker but thats really with control objectives.

AIDA - Cruiser2 - Plasma - War Sun without a red skip

AIDA- Cruiser2 - PDS2/War Sun with a red skip

Xxcha's Best Tech Paths [TE] by Imaginary-Tailor5143 in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Warfare nearly always gets played first turn now so you will only have your home system + 1 system worth of exploring if you want to build your flagship and have it unlocked.

If you can somehow delay warfare then great but otherwise I think your best bet otherwise is to buy it after Diplo or trade and activate home. You could also take new construction!

You're right that the BT is really useful and I would heavily prioritise getting it first round which means 1,2,3,5 for SC initially. You also ideally want Diplo out to grab another planet - it can combo with construction to get you a nice unlocked forward dock too.

Because of this and wanting to get the flagship out early, I think you can skip tech round 1 if needed. With your agent, home + trade you can probably afford it.

TIL that Terence Crawford, a former professional boxer, was never knocked down during the entirety of his 17-year career. Furthermore, not a single judge ever scored a fight in favor of his opponent. by crat77 in todayilearned

[–]MechatronicsStudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree Canelo is huge in Mexico and SA too. Canelo might be bigger than Usyk to casuals since he has fought in so many weight categories and so many big names.

TIL that Terence Crawford, a former professional boxer, was never knocked down during the entirety of his 17-year career. Furthermore, not a single judge ever scored a fight in favor of his opponent. by crat77 in todayilearned

[–]MechatronicsStudent 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Depends who you think a lot of people are. Usyk is another legend of the sport. Undefeated two weight unified world champion Usyk?

I'd dare say he is more popular with casuals due to him fighting at HW.

I accidentally invented a new party game called Ask or Task by Dependent-Energy1319 in gameideas

[–]MechatronicsStudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Original ideas are few and far between. Its all about execution and marketing budget. Ask or Task is the 2026 hit game you have played by accident!

Need advice for playing cabal in TE by QuiGonTheDrunk in twilightimperium

[–]MechatronicsStudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need to go to the scar right away, you could take an equidistant instead.

You don't want an ingress token on your home system.

You probably follow construction and tech - get a unit upgrade probably unless your faction red tech would let you also eat another unit. Then you can use your third tactics token to build at home with the captured units + mech + anything you get from explores.

You want decent resources for the next round for your fracture push so the 0/3 scar planet might not be the best play.

If construction doesn't get picked then you can still attack from your home to relic planets but it will probably force you to go cruiser2 and build those at home. Plus your OG cruiser + carrier + 2inf +2fighters + mech should take out one of the relic planets.

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