by Falzir
asgelb wrote:
I understand how the track works in practice, but wouldn't this punish the first person to use the ship action tile?
To me it seems as though the first person to play a tile will always be at a disadvantage in terms of turn order. Thoughts?
To me it seems as though the first person to play a tile will always be at a disadvantage in terms of turn order. Thoughts?
I actually think it creates great tension in the game. You want to play boats to grab the goods on the board and to get the bonus for completing a region (and the final bonus tile), but if you do so too early, you put yourself at a disadvantage, as you say.
Turn order is most important early in a phase. When playing against good players, you'll often see people grabbing boats but waiting until the very last turn of a phase before playing them. You have to balance the pros and cons, while keeping in mind that you might not get the dice you need. It creates some pretty interesting decisions... great mechanism imho.
