[Quikngruvn]

My main concern is a question of balance. Suppose someone got thwacked by an event early in the game, while everyone is still building infrastructure, researching early techs, and exploring and expanding. That person would then drop behind the rest of the galaxy through no fault of their own. IMHO, luck is going to play enough of a role in determining starting position (ie home system contents, contents of surrounding systems, proximity to neighbors, etc.). At least on low frequency, it shouldn't happen till the empires have grown up some and can deal with the consequences more effectively.

So far the vote is 2 to 1 in favor of low frequency/catastrophic severity. The polls will stay open till there are is a majority vote or we decide to start the game. And watch out for those butterfly ballots! (Ow, painful flashback....)

Quikngruvn

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Stay alert. Trust no one. Keep your laser handy.
--from the RPG Paranoia, now my PBW mantra