Oh yeah! I forgot about the space 4x play culture.

I’ve got a buddy who tries to play Eclipse like TI and is surprised when things don’t work the same way. I’m guilty of that as well, having just played Exodus, which borrows from both but plays like neither.

But I feel like it’s not nearly as widespread in boardgaming. And I’ve never seen anyone houserule a game to play more like another game (like adding blueprints to TI to be more Eclipse like or something).