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deckbuilding

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:40 am
by aslan69
Hi all
Do I need multiple "starter boxs" and multiple expansions to deck build effectively?
there are two of us
many thanks

Re: deckbuilding

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:12 am
by Horizon Jeff
I suppose that would depend on the kind of deck you're thinking of making.

What I'd suggest is you go to the excellent Traveller deck builder (https://travellerdb.com/) and make the deck there, then see what cards you'd need.

Re: deckbuilding

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:30 pm
by Cpt Ric
Need, no but it can sure can help! I've played with just the standard decks and had a good time. Of course part of the fun is build the decks. The bigger the pool of cards the more choices you have. I'd also like to point you to the mini packs on at DriveThruCards.com these packs have some fun cards to add to your decks. :ship

Re: deckbuilding

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:56 pm
by aslan69
thanks for the replies guys
I have ordered one of everything available and the 3 mini ship pack from drivethough
so ill see how we go

Re: deckbuilding

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 10:42 am
by Horizon Jeff
aslan69 wrote:
Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:56 pm
thanks for the replies guys
I have ordered one of everything available and the 3 mini ship pack from drivethough
so ill see how we go
I hope the stuff arrived safely! Have you had a chance to make a deck yet?

Re: deckbuilding

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 5:31 am
by aslan69
yeah received all but the drive through cards extra ships and am wrapping my head around the rules thanks

Re: deckbuilding

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 2:23 pm
by Wargfn
I am not sure what you purchased; however, the starter set comes with extra cards to get 3 ofs for most of the Captains deck for the two ships. If oyu have the expansion packs, they come with a 3 of everything so that is kind of nice.

I have basically two complete 3 of sets, which allows myself and my wife to freely build any ship, in a variety of configurations. Any of the 4 starter decks out of the box are pretty decent to go up against each other. Of course, this solution costs more and to be honest there are only a handful of cards that wind up in every deck I build.

Re: deckbuilding

Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:20 am
by aslan69
the extra ships arrived which is great, I have one copy of everything at the moment. have had a solo game with the far trader the game works well. I have looked at all the ships the scout ship and the deck it comes with (with some small changes) is my favorite atm. I like the safari ship as well.
solo play is pretty good the art is excellent

Re: deckbuilding

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:09 pm
by Traveller-Jake
I've bought "one of everything" and been pretty happy, with no need to buy extra decks to get 3 of everything. I can build at least 4 workable decks at a time, but dont have enough :contract to build more than that. As it's only a 4 player game anyway this isn't really a problem.