Just played a very quick solo game that took about 30 minutes. I played the Gnomes of Zurich, in a deck that the more I play it the more it feels like it needs a lot of work. I played against a slick Network deck. I won, mainly because I had a Bavaria goal in my hand which gave me 19 victory points against the Network’s 17. (So if it hadn’t been for that I would have lost.)
Even though the game is tough (particularly the two automatic takeovers it gets, and then the constant interference in your attacks) it can be beaten by careful play and knowing when to end your turn.
I think if I were designing Plan 28 this as a LCG I would only include one goal card (ie other Illuminati) in the decks (because having more than one is wasteful), but I’d have more card control - cards like Crop Circles but powered by other attributes and alignments. Having lots of goal cards in hand is key to winning!
steve
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