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The official instructions state: "In case of a tie between the largest group and the group with the Rooster Token, points will be scored only for the one with the Rooster Token" This is more clear (to me) than the BGA instructions: "Score points for the eggs of the contiguous group of...

I thought I'd start a thread to give some tips for the game. I'm hoping to get more tips from others who are better than I am. Tip 1: While it sometimes works out to grab a bunch of high cards in the early game, be cautious as those cards can be stuck in your hand for a LONG time (or even the whole ...

Has anyone done any analysis on how much of an advantage first player has? Of course it's obvious when the game starts with a couple 5s out, but it also seems likely that first player would be ahead throughout the game and be able to control the timing of the last round (and thus have good control o...

I'm trying to understand if what I'm seeing in game is a bug or my misunderstanding the rules. The rules state: "You cannot have more than 9 cards in hand at the end of your turn. If you exceed this limit, you need to discard the excess cards to your personal discard pile next to you." How...

I think going that direction would make the game more interesting.

I wouldn't all the way to making it twice as long to fill, but maybe 30-50%. You'll need to experiment to find what feels like the right balance.

I enjoy the game. I'm not the best at it, but I do okay (19 played, 15 won, Current season rank 13). However, rushing familiar (i.e. 14 materia on your familiar board to end the game) is both too strong and makes the game much less interesting. Point 1: Strategy is dominant Almost all top player gam...

That would make sense. I suppose higher level play would include materia counting to figure out the odds of drawing what you need. On another topic, I've wondered about whether I need to pay attention to what materia I use to put on spells, but with a 2 player game it doesn't seem at all likely to h...

Let's think through options for a tie breaker: Points in Totem To my view this is more about luck than anything. Maybe first place to whomever had a LOWER score here Points in Diversity It's already punishing enough to NOT go for diversity. I wouldn't want to make it even worse with it being a tie-b...

I definitely agree with increasing the 'luck' rating for this game

I've noticed in my own plays and through looking at some replays of others that first player has a significant advantage (as evidenced by the first player usually winning) Are others seeing the same thing? Any plan to adjust for this? Is there a way to see stats to confirm whether this is in fact tr...