So, I was thinking about this some more. Trying to make it more attractive to people so I can get 20.
I like the idea of 20 empires on a small map cause it shold cause a lot of "interaction"
But this could make you very suceptible to a bad start. If you are unlucky enough to get no correct atmosphere, or even no correct type planets in your home system, you are going to be at a severe disadvantage to the players that get a nice juicy planet or two to colonize. This is true in every game, but maybe this format would make it even more so.
So I was thinking, what if we made it so you had all three colony techs from the start of the game? Would that smooth out things so no one was totally crippled? There would still be some with more planets than others, but at least then you shouldn't have anybody with only their homeworld to work with.
Geoschmo