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#125389: "Prelude Corp options"
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Suggestion: in my opinion, the following would greatly improve the game implementation
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The prelude rules allow for the new corporations to be added to the deck or a variant where 1 corp is from prelude and the other is not. I would like to propose a third option which is no prelude corporations.
The Steam implementation allows for all three of these options and many players prefer playing with no prelude corporations, but with preludes. This is mainly due to the large power creep of corporations in the prelude expansion compared to the base game. Having this option will increase the skill ceiling and will help encourage players from Steam to play on BGA as well.• What is your browser?
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28. May 2024 14:35 • Victoria_La • Developers would like more information about this suggestion:
There should be 2 suggestions - one to implement official rule which is ok, and one to implement house rules which has different priority (and issues as it unlikely to get approved by publisher)
28. May 2024 14:46 • A Glitch • Developers would like more information about this suggestion:
It is already an option on the official Steam implementation. Doesn't that mean there was already approval?
28. May 2024 15:30 • Der_Maister • Developers would like more information about this suggestion:
How is it a house rule when Jacob Fryxelius overlooked the Steam implementation very thoroughly - e.g. preventing live score tracking because it was not in the official rules. Meanwhile he was completely fine with the option to leave out Prelude corps. If BGA wants to attract the best players, it is ridiculous to force them into an imbalanced mode (Prelude + Prelude corps)
29. May 2024 0:51 • ThreadPacifist • Developers would like more information about this suggestion:
I don't consider this a house rule as this is how it is implemented on the steam version which is an officially supported version of the game which also has approval from the publisher. I took some screenshots of the options which are available. No prelude corps, prelude corp and a standard corp dealt out, and random dealing of prelude corps and standard corps.
imgur.com/a/z7UzJrv
imgur.com/a/z7UzJrv
29. May 2024 4:22 • Victoria_La • Developers would like more information about this suggestion:
Not sure where is contridiction? As said house rule need publisher approval, they did approve it for steam app
We not trying to take away players from steam app - same company owns this app and bga ...
We not trying to take away players from steam app - same company owns this app and bga ...
27. Jun 2024 23:55 • A Glitch • Developers would like more information about this suggestion:
I am still unclear why the publisher needs to approve again, if it was already approved for the steam app.
If it does really need approval again, how can we start the process of obtaining it?
Again, allowing this option will greatly increase the skill cap of the game, as it is one that almost all of the highest ranked players on steam use.
If it does really need approval again, how can we start the process of obtaining it?
Again, allowing this option will greatly increase the skill cap of the game, as it is one that almost all of the highest ranked players on steam use.
14. Apr 2025 23:01 • Der_Maister • Developers would like more information about this suggestion:
the option is so important to get competitive games ready, I can't fathom how much of a difference this would make. Please implement it
15. Jul 2025 1:01 • Corvus Mortis • Developers would like more information about this suggestion:
This option is required to enable the most competitive variant of Terraforming Mars. It is clear the Fryx approved of this variant, as they already approved the Asmodee option (and several other user-suggested content has been vetoed by Fryx, so this is clearly an official variant). Furthermore, the Prelude rulebook explicitly offers the ability to mix-and-match the Base game with Preludes and Prelude corps, as below:
“ Variants: Deal each player 1 corporation from Prelude,
and 1 from the other corporations. If you want to play a
game without the Prelude cards, you may still keep the 7
project cards and the 5 corporations in the game.”
The above variant is referred to as “Highlight Draw” on the Steam application (it is clearly officially sanctioned and approved by Fryx). But this text also makes clear that you may play the Base Game with *or* without Prelude corps and cards.
“ Variants: Deal each player 1 corporation from Prelude,
and 1 from the other corporations. If you want to play a
game without the Prelude cards, you may still keep the 7
project cards and the 5 corporations in the game.”
The above variant is referred to as “Highlight Draw” on the Steam application (it is clearly officially sanctioned and approved by Fryx). But this text also makes clear that you may play the Base Game with *or* without Prelude corps and cards.
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