An alternative to the "add more complexity" of Bobs & Angels is to push for more throughput. I find the base game you described pretty boring, and had much more

An alternative to the "add more complexity" of Bobs & Angels is to push for more throughput. I find the base game you described pretty boring, and had much more fun building a mega-base (1,000 science per minute production / consumption). My design limited me around there, and now I'm dreaming about major structural changes to get my next base over 2k.