We definitely need a Pakled expansion for Star Trek Ascendancy.
"We find things … things to make us go"
I think Stephan and I had a discussion once on how they'd work for Ascendancy. I don't remember much but here's some ideas:
-- All their Science Cards just say "Copy another race's advancement card effects" at Cost 3.
-- Like the Ferengi don't get Culture, they don't build Science Nodes beyond their first (and they can always build Prod instead of Science). They may buy Science at a cost of 3 Production to 1 Science. (Or is that too harsh? 2-1? 1-1?)
-- They cannot Hegemonize normally
-- They count any Trade Agreement as providing one more resource than what is shown
-- They cannot build Starbases, but can manufacture and form fleets on any of their colonies
-- One of their Fleet cards allows a 1-command Hegemonic takeover of Warp capable independent systems, costing a ship instead of a Culture (they give them an offer they can't refuse)
-- Another Battle Fleet card counts as matching either Shields or Phasers stat of the enemy
