[Praetor]

Dipping my toes into 2E and I think I have a basic understanding of the rules except for one thing: Does your opponent have free reign to complete missions if you have run out of cards in your dilemma deck? Or am I missing something?

[GooeyChewie]

Yes, if you run out of dilemmas your opponent can attempt their missions without facing any dilemmas. Most constructed decks will use more than the minimum 20 dilemmas to avoid that scenario.

[Praetor]

Thanks.

[T-Ricks]

There is even a deck strategy designed to remove dilemmas from your dilemma pile so your opponent can attempt missions with minimal resistance.

[Armus]

This is basically Terok Nor's "thing"

One of the reasons I haven't run a dilemma pile under 40 in quite awhile.

[The Prefect]

This is basically Terok Nor's "thing"

One of the reasons I haven't run a dilemma pile under 40 in quite awhile.

This is one of the reasons I think the Terok Nor upgrade was Phase II's biggest success. It gave Terok Nor a unique identity tied to their subaffiliation, and it addressed a meta issue of over-proliferation of slim piles, especially ACE/TT targeted kill piles.

[Armus]

I don't disagree, but non-cheese combo piles were the collateral damage.

Take some real balls to run Tillman these days, though Hot Mess does make it at least a little bit more tempting.

[The Prefect]

Take some real balls to run Tillman these days, though Hot Mess does make it at least a little bit more tempting.

I don't think I've actually ever seen one in the wild, so to speak.

[Armus]

Take some real balls to run Tillman these days, though Hot Mess does make it at least a little bit more tempting.

I don't think I've actually ever seen one in the wild, so to speak.

It peaked in 2005, and fell off after Necessary Execution changed the way people did mission attempts. But man it had a hell of a run in between.

[edgeofhearing]

Take some real balls to run Tillman these days, though Hot Mess does make it at least a little bit more tempting.

I don't think I've actually ever seen one in the wild, so to speak.

The definition for Tillman that I work off of is a dilemma pile that can put two damage markers on a ship in a single attempt. By that definition, you've not only seen one, you've played one.

[The Prefect]

Take some real balls to run Tillman these days, though Hot Mess does make it at least a little bit more tempting.

I don't think I've actually ever seen one in the wild, so to speak.

The definition for Tillman that I work off of is a dilemma pile that can put two damage markers on a ship in a single attempt. By that definition, you've not only seen one, you've played one.

Ah, I totally forgot I played that - 2019 feels like a decade ago lol.