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The strategy section needs major work.
Posted: 20 January 2024, 00:38
by redeemedmonkeycma
I would think that the most prevalent strategies should be placed first. But the first one listed is "Hedgehog+Butterflies" which may work as a supplementary strategy, but certainly not as a "good points engine". Wolves+Deer is listed last, behind bears (???) and oak trees/strawberries. Ferns +Amphibians aren't even listed.
I'm tempted to just deleted most of the strategy page, because right now, I feel like it would be actively misleading new players into bad strategies.
https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/Tips_forestshuffle
Re: The strategy section needs major work.
Posted: 20 January 2024, 23:30
by redeemedmonkeycma
Here is my suggested re-write. Let me know what you think.
It is as important to keep cards your opponent wants away from them, as it is to score big points for yourself.
It is often worth your while to wait a turn and gain the right colors, in order to be able to use a card's bonus.
The most points that can be achieved in the game is if you get all of the deer and wolves. You do not need to play a deer+wolf strategy to win, but you will lose if you let your opponent have most of the deer+wolves
Other powerful cards to build a game around:
Beech Martins - play them while filling all 4 sides of a tree
Tree Ferns - Play them with Toads and Salamanders
Goshawks - Play them while playing lots of other birds
Oaks/Strawberries - Play them while getting all 8 species of tree
European Hares - Red Foxes: Generally a less power combination than deer +wolves, but can still get you a number of points.
Chestnuts - playing a lot of these is a good, especially if you can all get the orange Roe deer.
Sycamores + Red Deer - Play a lot of trees with these
The right mushrooms can help boost any of these strategies powerfully.
Secondary strategies include:
Butterflies + Hedgehogs
Bats and Dormice
Lynxes
Mosses