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I notice in almost all my games this stack is untouched, rarely bought early if someone rolls a lot of blue, and rarely bought on the last turn if there is absolutely nothing else to spend blue on. It would be appreciated if all heroic feats were viable options. (Perfect balance is impossible, but s...

I know the thought process: "The queen of spades is worth points, so I better not give it to the shooter." But is this wrong for two reasons. First of all, if someone stops the shoot, they will get a heart anyways, the queen of spades is redundant to stop the shoot. But the second thing is...

I argue that proves that the game involves entirely around it. (Or stopping it, in this case.)

As for Go, some people would argue that keeping stones alive is important. (Urgent moves are big; don't go fishing when your house is on fire are go proverbs.)

The game was good for the first several plays, but now it seems like high level play, especially in big boards just involve knifing, and setting it up by making virtual connections (2s a diagonal apart with 1s between is ideal, as you are immune to even double attacks!) Fundamentally: - Only the lar...

Someone puts 3 workers on the clay pit, you need to stop them from getting 2 gold, so you go right to the town center, right away. Then they start piling up on the quarry. Town center. Gain too much wood on the forest? Believe it or not, town center. Spend too much wood at the king's stonehouse? Als...

It seems like the game ends before the 20 worker limit leads to any serious issues.

From the game designer:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/196226 ... me-variant

I don't see how a hub that only gives 5 gems would be imbalanced by receiving an extra 8. If they went first, they just end up taking an early income turn, and receive more than that anyways. If anything I think water and food might cause a bigger balance issue, as it may allow hubs to transport wit...

This extension is excellent!
I'm tired of playing against people who "zzzz" me in chat for taking time to think when I am playing within my alloted time (and they should have chosen a faster time control if they are in a hurry!), muting chat should be an option on BGA by default!

I know a lot of people hate quarterbacking, but I especially hate quarterbacking when the advice is wrong. Scenario, I'm bidding nil with: S: 39J C: 2358TQ D: 357A H: - Then my partner complains when I discard 7D before CQ, and 3D before 8C. (This is very crucial so I can escape a high spade if RHO ...

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I asked them, and they said nothing. Are they cheating? (Eg. tracking the swaps at the start of game.)