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In Istanbul, you’re sitting on stack of goods cubes but your coin stash has thinned out. That’s a dangerous spot: there are plenty of shiny options on the board, and you can go for the short term gratification of tea house coins or the longer term promise of mosque tiles. It’s easy to get frozen … Read more

When most players come to Le Havre, it’s all about production. Build up an engine. Stockpile some goods. Wait for the perfect moment to turn it all into points. That’s fine until you get a player who grasp the concept of rent. In this game, it isn’t just about what you produce. It’s also about … Read more

The brain short circuits when faced with two quest cards both promising some number of victory points. One has more raw points on its face value. The other provides intrigue potential, rogue cube and a bit of gold. Which do you take? That’s a typical Lords of Waterdeep trap. You’re chasing high number and wind … Read more

So there’s that moment. You’re in Teotihuacan with some dice in hand, a full board to look at, and nearly nothing but cocoa left over. It’s nerve-wracking. Should I use my resources here and hope I have enough time to get some serious work done? It’s where many player go wrong: they freak out and … Read more

So there you are, sitting down to play Tzolkin. You look around your board, seeing the four workers you have out and active, and seeing pile of corn you just collected at Palenque. And you want to use up that corn! Right now. You spot a building at Uxmal that give you points, or perhaps … Read more

Concordia isn’t often a game where fortune is king. There’s math you begin turning at turn three, math that determines result. Sometimes it feels like you’re playing an area control game, yet what you realy do is manage a set of ways to score. Usually, the reason you win/lose are which personality cards you have … Read more

With the Captain phase, you have to handle five kinds of goods that vary in size and value. You’ve got three public ships, each of which varies in capacity over time. They can be blocked on the lanes you desire by opponents making timing a big part of it. By using the calculator (above), all … Read more