Game gotten too easy? Figured out all the exploits? Time to take the Headstart Challenge!
I propose a handicap for the human player: Stay on your home planet for X number of turns before being allowed to colonize any other planets. Here are the rules:
- You may not colonize any planet before turn X (see note).
- You may research, build, and explore whatever you want immediately.
- You may contact other races and negotiate anything, as per normal.
- You may build starbases immediately.
- Optional Bonus Challenge: You may not build any colony ships before turn X.
Note: We need to decide what a good number of turns are to wait. 20? 35? 50? 100? Probably depends on map size and player count. Please discuss.
Let me know what you think, or post a short AAR to let me know how it went.
Look forward to hearing about it.