So just for fun, my brother and I played a game the other day, with a twist.
You choose your ship(s) and pull up your pilot cards. Then you shuffle them, and your opponent draws your pilot(s). Then from those choices, you can add upgrades, crew, etc.
Anyone play this fashion at all? It's actually quite entertaining because you don't have very much prep time and you really have no idea what you'll be facing, just what ships.