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I'm finding it rather hard to read the symbols in the game. They're rather small and are generally difficult to magnify without making everything big.

I asked because it feels like every game that has non-simultaneous player turns, then either a race to hit a goal, or ends immediately rather than giving an even amount of turns, will immediately incite a "1st player advantage!?" thread. Some examples: Splendor: https://boardgamearena.com/...

Is there any way to check first player win rates by game? I'm curious and it seems like that data on wins vs player position should in theory be available.

Wonder how the game would play if covering a Construction Crew caused 1st player to rotate to you. Overall though I'm not sure how much it matters. 1st player will be able to win a race for any specific thing, but the 2nd player can pursue other things. 1st player will also have slightly less flexib...

The Oceanic board completely rebalances Wingspan, in a way that I think makes it into a fundamentally better game. Its easier to build and extract value from an economy, there is higher player interaction, certain cards aren't as OP, there is better balance between filling bird slots and activating ...

Overall the game just feels fundamentally imbalanced. Of VP scoring cards with unambiguous ceilings, 47 Tree cards and 68 card halves can never score more than 2 VP per card equivalent (CE), even if you score the bonus and fulfill every onerous condition. Whereas the good but not broken cards are mo...

I’m maybe not as impressed with the lynxes as you. I don’t think 2 turns (1 turn to play, 1 turn to draw the lynx and the card you pitch to it) for 10 points is good value. to me they’re a part of “the deer strategy” that I’m only happy to use if I’m playing them for free off of the paw tree or the...

I'm defining the following cards as "Deer Strat" cards. 5 copies=Red Deer (points for Trees/Plants, bonus free Deer play) 5 copies=Roe Deer (points for Icons, bonus draw) 4 copies=Fallow Deer (points for Deer and other Cloven Hooved Animals, bonus) 4 copies=Wolves (points for Deer, bonus t...

Oh right I forgot that Artifacts in addition to not aligning with a Reputation strategy make it easier to win in fewer turns, by giving bonus Assets (Coin), actions (Helmet, Weathervane), or improved turn opportunities (Cauldron, Mead Cup, Golden Bracelet).

Red+Yellow Trading Destinations give Valknuts (VP), Red give more Assets on initial taking but have harder Bracelet triggers. Green Trading Destinations give Helmets (Recruits) Blue Trading Destinations give Harps (Reputation) Purple Trading Destinations give the 'draw a Viking from the Deck and pla...