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by mfaulk80 +1 to everyone who said Castles may be Feld's lowest on themeAlso, as Richard pointed out, with two players you should be hitting at least the low 200s. If for some reason you were well off...
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by lindyhopper Thanks everyone for the varied and excellent responses!DaviddesJ wrote:lindyhopper wrote:- Note that I hate, hate, hated Hansa TeutonicaMe too! But do the two games have anything in...
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by DaviddesJlindyhopper wrote:Where they are similar, at least what made me think of it, was that the theme in Hansa T... really didn't match the game mechanisms and in many ways, the attempts in that...
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by Mamadallama Your remark about San Juan...that makes me think that you just haven't played CoB enough to appreciate it and that you will enjoy it once you get it. There are knowledge tiles that get...
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by doctoryes0MASSIVE SPIT TAKE!200 points!No way do I let anyone hang 200 on me! That's why I asked the OP whether he was looking at his opponent's board.If you are just tallying possible points for...
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by jedimusic I just played this for thefirst time also. i was struck by how easy it is to get what you want. With the die modifiers from buildings and workers, and buildings that just plain let you...
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by MajorOracle It is so funny how people's opinions can differ so much. I have played Trajan, CoB, and Macao, and I think the theme-iness is:1. Trajan2. CoB3. MacaoMacao's theme is completely pasted on...
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by mfaulk80doctoryes0 wrote:MASSIVE SPIT TAKE!200 points!No way do I let anyone hang 200 on me! That's why I asked the OP whether he was looking at his opponent's board.If you are just tallying...
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by Thunkd So both players are getting 200 points in a game? I must be playing this wrong.
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by doctoryes0mfaulk80 wrote:I still think 200 can be had with competitive play. We watch each other's boards, but you still have play your own board as optimally as possible.Who says? Playing optimally...
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by Eric Brosius I feel the way you do, but I'm in the minority. Fortunately, there are many other games I like. Perhaps the best advice is to try to play games before you buy them, if this is possible....
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by mfaulk80doctoryes0 wrote:mfaulk80 wrote:I still think 200 can be had with competitive play. We watch each other's boards, but you still have play your own board as optimally as possible.Who says?...
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by Amunstoner56ygf wrote:dwrigley wrote:Every game i have played (3 or 4 times ... so not many really :shake: ) have been won by someone using the animal strategy, sucking up large points by expanding...
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by chris1ndlindyhopper wrote:- Santiago de Cuba for a quick, limited options, shipping goods euro- Puerto Rico for a longer form shipping goods and building buildings for points euro- San...
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by dyepbrThunkd wrote:So both players are getting 200 points in a game? I must be playing this wrong.Yesedit: yes on 200 points. I don't see any reason to believe you would be playing it wrong.
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Castles of Burgundy and Cavemen: The Quest for Fire Reviews are live.
by www.play-board-games.com The Castles of Burgundy is a Euro-game with dice. You must build the most grand estate to score more victory points than your opponents and...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Rules:: Re: Are Building Advantages forced...
by arkaynmfaulk80 wrote:freddieyu wrote:Just looked at rhe rulebook. It's optional since the word in the rules is "may" instead of "must".Got it. Thank you. I was looking the general section on...
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by louperarkayn wrote:mfaulk80 wrote:freddieyu wrote:Just looked at rhe rulebook. It's optional since the word in the rules is "may" instead of "must".Got it. Thank you. I was looking the general...
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