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In PARKS, the endgame never seems like a simple matter of doing some simple math. IT always seem more like you’re playing with a puzzle. Except they keep shuffling pieces around as you try to piece it together. Here’s what you got: A couple of hikers who may or may not make it all the … Read more
Canvas will help you decide. So many times you’re choosing between two layers: one might be pretty but doesn’t score; the other is ugly but serves the score. In those situations, your gut instinct won’t always work; math will. Use a calculator to end the debate before putting brush to board. It also captures the … Read more
Castles of Mad King Ludwig gets most people to the stage where they have a pretty board, but they don’t know what they are doing math-wise anymore. They put down big room, then remember they covered up the door which earns them points for it. To win the game, you must understand the difference between … Read more
You are in round three of Imperial Settlers. You have a long line of production cards on your board. Will it be an engine? Or will it just sits there? That’s the divide. Points. Resources. They is two sides of the same problem. Players tend to think of them separately: I have resources, now what … Read more
As the game continues, the available board space decreases, creating awkward spaces where difficult decisions must be made. Do I take this one tile? Or do I risk taking something worse while scoring less? That’s the essence of Isle of Cats: the connection between score and shape. That’s what the calculator does, it help you … Read more
In Isle of Skye, spatial planning are replaced with market economics when shields go up. You have three tiles of landscape, but only two can live through the round. Discard one by axing it down. Price the other two for sale to your opponents. Your opponents will either buy them or let you keep them … Read more
A key part of playing Quadropolis is that sometimes you draw tiles that look great on paper, but aren’t possible to build out based off your current board configuration. So maybe the tile has lots of points, but there’s no physical way for you to build out the space because of where else you have … Read more
