Stop it guys, you are making me all mushy.
For the game VS Joachim; I just saved myself 60 turns of boredom, and since it’s a bottom of the hill game, I really don’t risk much. Don’t believe for a second I would have done that near the top
And for our full tech game Slynky. You did not heed my advise and crushed me anyway, so the advise might have been of dubious quality
Then something different but related:
Ancient race and KOTH
For my Last 2 games I have chosen Ancient tech, something which seems to be quite the fad in KOTH games. It seems well worth the points, and when winning is important it is stupid not to take it. But I have one comment: Its Booooooorrriiiiing.
Gone is the apprehension of guessing where your opponent is located. Gone is the trepidation of sending a colonizer/explorer on a one way trip, not knowing if it will reach a suitable planet before it runs out of gas. Gone are the .....fun.
So, for all my future KOTH games, I will suggest a no Ancient tech rule.