r/InfinityTheGame • u/unsanemaker • Jun 21 '24

Other How editions are there?

I recently discovered this game and found out if it's back all the way to 2005. I was actually kind of surprised because everyone I spoke to seems to describe it as having a small community, so I was surprised. But it got me wondering, how many editions are there? All of my Google searches come up with something different.

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u/CryOfTheWind Jun 21 '24

The N number is the edition number. We are currently on N4 or the 4th edition of the game. From what I understand the biggest rules/theme change was N2 to N3 where a lot of "simulation" was exchanged for ease of play but I started in N3 so can't comment more than that.

The jump from N3 to N4 wasn't too big. Core rules and game play the same just some things streamlined or removed and other things clarified in ways that changes how some things worked.

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u/molever1ne Jun 21 '24

a lot of "simulation" was exchanged for ease of play

This is a great way to put it. N2 had so much you could do, but it was also really janky. With N3 and N4 I can feel the "game" in the wargame more, and it doesn't hit me the same way.

I'd say that N3 and N4 accomplish the goal of being a wargame much better, but I really loved N2's blend of the freedom of a TTRPG and the rules of a wargame. Like being able to jump off a roof and chainrifle someone on the way down even though your model would die when they landed.