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Interesting situation tonight. Had a player start blocking me out of the blue. That's fine, I do it sometimes, but I wasn't planning on playing a blocking game this time. I shot back aggressively and blocked him in several places. Got 4 out of my 5 routes anyway, and got down to 2 trains while he st...

So in a two player game, what does it really matter? You really need to rub it in that my strategy failed and you beat me by 100+ points? I rarely concede, but if I'm going to lose by a landslide (e.g. you cut me off and cost me multiple double-digit routes) then it's not even worth seeing the resul...

I don't think it's a rules violation.

I was more just wanting to have a conversation. I've always played for the win, unless there's zero chance of that happening. Just wondered what other's thought.

Your question isnt new or original, it come up in almost every game with player interaction. It's particularly prevalent in Catan regarding the robber. "Why rob me? Im losing! You should rob the person in the lead!" Do you feel that all players should justify their choices? I don't believ...

The objective of the game is to win with the most points. I've found myself in situations where I had no intent on blocking, but suddenly they have a major cross-country route that has one critical link that I just so happen to have tickets to fulfill... Why not? In general, blocking only tends to b...

Why would you punish someone for kicking a player? And yes, a scenario where 'everyone gets a reward but the kicker' is indeed a punishment. This would end up in a stalemate, where a player leaves the game, never to come back, and everyone is sitting around, hoping someone else kicks them. I could m...

> Show me in the rules where it says you have to target the points leader with anything negative. Did you actually read my post? Or do you just like being condescending for no good reason? I'm talking about game strategy, and what motivates people. I specifically asked if it's common for people to &...

This has happened to me a few times now, both in the classic game and the new Vengeance: Someone was very high, like 191, and another player got a freeze card. Instead of freezing the guy about to go out, they froze ME instead. I was just a few points lower than they were. When I asked why in the wo...

Why is it so difficult to get people to play the full game? Every time I come here there are so many "special 6 rounds" or, even worse, "first 5/first 7" games. The first 5 rounds are essentially random luck. The real skill of Wizard is to take a lead over time and maintain it. W...

LOL now I finished another 2-player game, where the guy telegraphed his intent immediately and it was very easy to cut him off. He ended up (rage-)quitting the game.

Sorry folks, but it's all strategy. Don't telegraph your routes until you have the tickets to build them out.