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I don't know because I don't have the physical game, but I'd guess you deal out the hands, each player sorts the hand they receive, and then you simply pass the hands one player to the right (or left), and just don't look at the faces of your cards as you pick them up.

It is working for me; I've clicked the first tile (the one at the 2 o'clock position), place it, and continue on.

D'oh. For some reason I was thinking "Advanced Gods" was just to include the Advanced Gods in the pool, ... or something.

Yeah, I don't know why I didn't just figure it out on my own. Maybe I shouldn't be playing Santorini at all...

Thanks.

What is the difference between turning Simple Gods off and turning Advanced Gods on? What happens if I turn off Simple Gods and leave Advanced Gods off? I'm not understanding why there isn't a single "gods" drop-down that is Simple or Advanced. Can someone clarify the interaction between t...

FrankJones wrote: ↑23 June 2025, 19:23 ^ That method ^ definitely works; It's the only method I use, and I have never had a game start that wasn't exactly as I intended. It does mean my open invites sometimes sit for days and expire, but I'm okay with that.

Perfect - that's what I've set it to. Thanks for your help.

This has happened many times, and maybe I just don't understand how to set up games properly or something: 1) I set up a 2-player game of, say, Arboretum. (This has happened with multiple different games.) 2) I am waiting for any random player to join my game. 3) Someone else has set up a 4-player g...

Hadn't heard of this - plays very smoothly, makes sense, not too complicated but still strategic.

GREAT tutorial.

Played one game, very interesting! I'm sold, purchased a physical copy. Thanks to Kosmos and everyone involved for getting the game up on BGA!

whitingfish wrote: ↑30 May 2025, 01:03 Is there a way to check the discard pile in this game? I noticed the eye symbol that appears but clicking on it doesn't do anything for me.

Double-click to view the discard pile.

5com8roid wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 05:28 What does the eyeball symbol on the player discard piles mean in Arboretum? Trying to touch the eyeball didn’t do anything.

Double-clicking on the eyeball lets you look at the contents of the discard pile.