problematiq wrote: ↑13 July 2025, 16:42
Here are some feedback based on your stats. Try to be more effective by:
- Use your Card action as little as possible. It gives you no points. You are spending one turn more than average drawing cards.
- Use your Build action as little as possible. It gives you almost no points. You are spending half a turn more than average building.
- Do build pavillions every time you have a chance however. They are very cost/point effective. You build less pavillions than winners average.
- Try to improve your income more - as early as possible. You are building less kiosks than winners average.
- In early-game you want to burn up all your money every turn. Don't start saving for expensive animals before mid-game and don't build enclosures, that you do not need right now.
- Focus much less on completing everything and more on what gets you fastes across the finishing line.
- You don't need all workers, partner zoos, unis. You easily waste 2-3 turns here.
- Try not to upgrade Association to force yourself to try out other strategies. If you do upgrade Association, you often want to upgrade it last. You are upgrading it way more than winners average.
- Try to always upgrade Animals and do it as fast as possible for those free reputation. You are upgrading it less than winners average.
- You don't need to upgrade all 4 cards, if it does not bring you closer to the finish line, faster. It is fine to skip that 2nd partner zoo or uni, if you don't need it.
- Always consider which action gives your most points. Don't do actions, which does not give you more points.
- Breaking is underrated. Use it to throw your opponent off - have them throw cards and not use their workers. You don't need a lot of workers, if you break.
- Try to always use your actions at max power. Never use Animals, Cards or Build on less than 5, if you can avoid it. Generally you want to use Sponsors and Association as soon as you have the required strenght.
- For instance don't play a Hyena Compound because you can, if it gives you no points. Just break and take the money and X.
- Close the game as soon as possible, if you are in the lead. Don't tip around the finishing line, while your opponent slowly catches up. Often low-ranking players will let you catch up, when you should have already lost.
- Especially try not to use your Build or Cards late-game, unless you really have to! I see so many players throwing their victory away by this. Late-game is for cashing in your points - a lot of points. Not draw cards out of curiosity, get 1 conservation for an extra partner zoo or make your map look nice.
- Try to have your late-game planned out mid-game. Have your enclosures ready, have those cards ready at hand. You should have the necessarry Xs to use your Association at 5 ready, etc. Don't be drawing cards or pushing cards down for Xs on your last valuable turns.
- Try using a calculator while you play. Add up the animals and conservation projects, you plan to play and see how close you are to the finishing line.
- Often you are much closer to 100, than you think. The game accelerates a lot towards the end. You can go from 70'ish to 100 in just a few turns, if you play effective.
- Do you need to draw more cards, or do you have the animals required? Do you really need to support that project on 5 or can you close by supporting it now on 2? Possibly denying your opponents more points.
- For instance you might get 9 more points (3 conservation) by supporting a conservation project on 5 rather than 2. But it is not worth it, if your opponent gets 10 points or more in the meantime.
- The most important ressource in the game is not money - but time. Every action which saves you time (play 2 animals instead of 1, release an animal instead of building a new enclosure) or gives you an extra turn (eagles, hypnotic snakes, sun bear) are extremely valuable.
- You should be able to finish in less than 32 turns as a rule of thumb, or you are playing too ineffective. For now just try focusing on decreasing your number of turns used, and I am certain it will improve other aspects of your game.
- I hope it helps. Let me know how it goes. And good luck!
