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So lets now look on Sugar It is the middle good and so has common the easiness to obtain and massproduce with Indigo (the cheap good) and with High End goods: 1. a decent trade value 2. to obtain Sugar there is a need to take a plantation first (unlike Corn and Indigo which the appropriate seats sta...

So lets see the strategic aspect from a different angle, as of the timings and inner strategic development. The timings mechanics so the timings are very important in this game as to be able to make your play into being in the true time, so there are four seats Seat 1 (S1-I) Seat 2 (S2-I) Seat 3 (S3...

NOTE: is for 'classical' 4-player games QUESTION 1: what do the rules say about Forest House?? I am not sure but in the rulebook there is no mention of Forests being limited to 12, so I am used to play with unlimited forests so for all 24 possible. Even when getting rid of a forest you are always ab...

Hi if you like me want to play LIVE online 4-player games with 'classical' setup on this site, I will put up a lobby every week. If interested please leave a note in this thread (or just join the lobby). SETUP: 4-players LIVE online play in real time (so no turn based) 'Classical' Slow speed option ...

Hybrid-Shipper oriented The aim here is to get strong shippment through the shippers buildings (warehouses, Harbor, Wharf, Custom House). As such you will need a fair amount of db to be able to purchase these. This is usually done with 0-1 quarry and high end good or Factory, but key is developing ...

So lets look at Hybrid-Builder oriented and Hybrid-Shipper oriented strategies. Hybrid Builder oriented with this you approach the game with being agile in shipping and having a focus on building. So lets see the general ideas. The play usually goes Small Market if able into high end good into Small...

Seat 2 in Builder Orthodox So there are many options and lines, but will talk just the 2 main lines which are after seat 1 opens with Quarry or Corn: 1. you can build Hospice 2. you can block pick Craftsman and build Construction Hut on first Builder If Seat 1 opens with Builder probably the best is...

I thought buildings couldn't be cost reduced below 1 doubloon? You can build for zero doubloon (db), so if you have a manned Quarry you can build Small Indigo Plant for 0 db. In expansions you can build many buildings for 0 db (for example with forests or Zoning Office). The cost cant be reduced be...

Coffee So what is being developed when matters a great deal, so the order in which goods are being aquired matters. These are related to plantation draws in early rounds, so taking Quarry is an advantage but hinders the plantation development and limits the very early options so is a trade off to c...

Intro: I play 4-player games exclusively, so it is meant for 4-player games Note: 2, 3, 5 player games are different and the options modify the play differently Note: I play 'classical' games only, cause I am convinced that 'balanced' option breaks the strategic depth of the game 'Classical' v 'Bala...