has anyone taken the rule for escalation and reversed them? it makes for a very interesting tournament. start with 150 and reduce 30 at a time. thoughts?

Don't see how it would make a difference really. In the end you are still playing a set number of games with a set number of points per round.

Could be interesting if you don't have to declare what you'll be taking out ahead of time.

I'd like to see it something like:

Round1: Start with 150.

Round 2: Must contain 120pts of the previous 150, in whatever combination you choose.

Round 3: Must contain 90pts from the original 150

Round 4: Mist contain 60pts from the original 150.

Round 5: You get the point.

This would let you move around upgrades, or drop/add ships from round to round. One list would become multiple variations of itself.