Table Games Calculator

This is Hadara. A four-coin card sit in front of you, across the table. Already, you’ve got three cards of that color on your board. The math is cheap. But don’t you want to think through what would happen if you sold the card? If that moment of hesitation isn’t where you lose the game, … Read more

In Santa Maria most players view dice as a random number generator, but they’re really only half right. It’s true you roll for luck, but you also get to decide which column/row you’ll activate when you do. If you roll well, but hit nothing but blank spots, you might as well have rolled poorly; likewise, … Read more

In Yokohama you look up at the board and see your President trapped on the wrong side of the canal. Your eyes dart from one possible Trading House to another and they all appears to be traps. You pull out a calculator which takes into account friction when moving around. Now you know how many … Read more

Consider this example: In Clans of Caledonia, you’re presented with an export contract requiring two loaves of bread, one mutton, and one wool along with a bonus for the space it sits on. One of these resources is easy, you’ve got your bread. Another isn’t far off, you’ve got your wool. But you’ve got just … Read more

“You have a bunch of momentum going into the next straight, but your engine’s humming hot. The next turn’s a tight one and the pack’s right on your bumper. Do you try to power up for that extra kick, or do you dial it down and give your deck time to chill out?” That split-second … Read more

Building a salmon chain in Cascadia feels less like engineering and more like herding cats made of plastic tiles. Rather its building a chain. It is like seeing a line form, identifying a connection several steps ahead, and then watching someone block your path just as your fish need to swim through. It’s frustrating as … Read more

Sure, you’ve got a brewery tile and some possible connections. That’s great! But there’s no way to get those connections if you don’t have any beer. If you have coin to purchase a connection, that doesn’t mean anything; you still require barrels to fuel that connection. And so Brass: Birmingham goes beyond being a game … Read more