First off, please know that you are the number one problem in all our gunboat games. Dunno how many more I'd have soloed without you


Secondly, I agree with Marotta that gunboat is a great school. It forces you to think much further ahead strategically as there is no way to actively push other players to do mistakes. Still learning every time.
On the core topic itself, I think the only difference is that defensive openings (with Burgundy, the channel, *not* Armenia, etc) become more serious options.
But that answer is not worth an in-depth discussion
