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Few things hurt worse during a game of Power Grid then losing out on an auction for a power plant. But that’s not the worst part of it. The worst part come a few turns later, when you have purchased the sweet new coal plant only to find that fuel market has dried up. Here … Read more

After you stand at table with a fresh hand of cards, you find yourself staring down a mostly-blank board: a canvas waiting for your touch. The urge is to dive right in and grab some land, but Terra Mystica isn’t a race; it’s a reward for patience. Impulsive terraforming comes back to bite you, as … Read more

In the last round, this makes Terra Mystica feel a little chaotic. You know you’ve got three priests in your hands and four cult tracks to consider, plus an opponent who just moved into first place on Fire. Do you play for victory? Or do you play for second? Or do you save resources to … Read more

The food requirement tell you to look at a bird card in Wingspan. You know how many points it’s worth, and you can feel that engine power is there. But you also realize that buying this bird might cost you the entire next round. Playing an expensive bird might cost you turns while your opponent … Read more

In Gaia Project, there is a moment when you want to take power action, but all your tokens are still in bowl one. Too late, the window of opportunity have closed. It’s a rite of passage for everyone at the table. Impatient players will be punished by efficiency. Savvy player who can look two turns … Read more

Let’s say: You’re sitting there at the table with a pile of planets already in hand, and you really want some command tokens. That means you’re facing a tough choice between performing the Leadership action and scoring Sway the Council. So you grab for your dice and calculate… wait. Spending those high-influence worlds here gets … Read more

And then there’s the tension at the end of Verdant. Good furniture chains is calling to you on one side, and almost-completed fern lines are on another, but there are not enough turns left in your counter. The board is full of possibilities, but vulnerable; every choice will cost you something. Pull the wrong thread … Read more