Typically a very tough call
If Armada allowed a sideboard there are a few options for how it could look. In GoT the player's deck is at least 60 cards, which means the sideboard makes up 20% potentially. In Magic the Gathering, the Sideboard is at 25%. That level of change is a bit drastic, changing the complete look of a list by removing whole ships or squadron complements. A lighter touch would be better here, allowing just a few key changes. 20 points is 5% of the list, and could allow for some key upgrades to come in to make matchups a bit more competitive. There would still need to be the 400 point cap, so it wouldn't allow a player to circumvent that to get extra points. There would also likely need to be a one for one swap on cards to keep players from showing a super high bid and then just adding 20 points to their list. I would also restrict it to Non-Title upgrades, mostly for thematic reasons, that some refits go on but the ships themselves dont change.
Both players would see the current fleet lists, then secretly pick upgrades to swap. Then there would be a check for initiative and the game would be played regularly. A sideboard would add an extra layer of tactical decision making, and would help keep down some matchups that result in just negative play experiences. It would likely dramatically change the game though. Part of list building is deciding how to handle certain threats and what trade offs to make for that. But as the pool of ships and upgrades becomes larger a sideboard makes more sense to potentially allow ships that might have little value in certain matchups to at least be playable.
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