With Sigma we are looking to keep game times down to 20 minutes. Well, rather than forcing you to try to keep track of thousands of animal combinations, you'll select 10 animals to use at the beginning of the game. The Gathering players go through when building a deck. You'll want to be sure that you have a solid group of animals that suit your playing style, but you'll want to be sure not to lean to heavily in any one direction. If you focus exclusive on animals that attack via land and air, you may get thrashed by sea.
Balance is the key.
Replayability is nearly infinite, due to the vast, vast number of animals that you can put together, and the equally diverse armies that you'll run into when playing against others. Sigma will certainly be one of the hottest strategy games of 2002, and we can't wait until we can get our hands on it. Contact us for more information on GameSpy Industries.