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For want of similarly aged and boring opponents, I'm happy enough fighting a Me1 vs Me2 Duel and trying our best to wreck each other's civilisations, but the lockdown solo rules are a slightly streamlined alternative.
The automated leaders' privilege means they get to take most of the red and green cards for free, making military and science victories a lot more likely than when I'm scuppering my own plans, which at least means less points admin. When I do manage to make it to points, it's not pretty. The whole thing feels unbalanced and unfair, which is appropriate to the theme, but I generally prefer playing with myself.
