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<includeonly>'''Accelerated BBS Play'''<br></includeonly>When you check this option of Accelerated BBS (also known as ABBS), the following happens:<br>{{*}} Players start out with a population 4 times larger than normal.<br>{{*}}        All planets have 20% more minerals.<br>{{*}}        Planets with poor mineral densities are improved by a few percentage points.<br><br>This means you can build 5 to 10 ships your first turn, complete research up to 2 tech levels a year, and in general jump-start the game. You don't have to worry about running out of colonists if you want to send out a large number of colony ships early in the game.<br><br>In games started with this option you'll need to make many more decisions from turn 1 on. The first 10 turns accomplish what otherwise takes about 30 to 50 turns. These games usually have a winner emerging before turn 100. A disadvantage to this option is that some of the subtlety of Stars! is lost. You don't have to make as many of the early resource tradeoffs that have a large impact on your strategy later in the game. Most BBS gamers will find that this disadvantage is outweighed by the faster pace.{{SPG}}
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<includeonly>'''Accelerated BBS Play'''<br></includeonly>When you check the option of Accelerated BBS (also known as ABBS), the following happens:<br>{{*}} Players start out with a population 4 times larger than normal.<br>{{*}}        All planets have 20% more minerals.<br>{{*}}        Planets with poor mineral densities are improved by a few percentage points.<br><br>This means you can build 5 to 10 ships your first turn, complete research up to 2 tech levels a year, and in general jump-start the game. You don't have to worry about running out of colonists if you want to send out a large number of colony ships early in the game.<br><br>In games started with this option you'll need to make many more decisions from turn 1 on. The first 10 turns accomplish what otherwise takes about 30 to 50 turns. These games usually have a winner emerging before turn 100. A disadvantage to this option is that some of the subtlety of Stars! is lost. You don't have to make as many of the early resource tradeoffs that have a large impact on your strategy later in the game. Most BBS gamers will find that this disadvantage is outweighed by the faster pace.{{SPG}}

Revision as of 08:53, 19 May 2015

When you check the option of Accelerated BBS (also known as ABBS), the following happens:
Bullet.png Players start out with a population 4 times larger than normal.
Bullet.png All planets have 20% more minerals.
Bullet.png Planets with poor mineral densities are improved by a few percentage points.

This means you can build 5 to 10 ships your first turn, complete research up to 2 tech levels a year, and in general jump-start the game. You don't have to worry about running out of colonists if you want to send out a large number of colony ships early in the game.

In games started with this option you'll need to make many more decisions from turn 1 on. The first 10 turns accomplish what otherwise takes about 30 to 50 turns. These games usually have a winner emerging before turn 100. A disadvantage to this option is that some of the subtlety of Stars! is lost. You don't have to make as many of the early resource tradeoffs that have a large impact on your strategy later in the game. Most BBS gamers will find that this disadvantage is outweighed by the faster pace.