We were in tight schedule to play our match, but we found right time for it!
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Merlin_89 - khalidqasrawi
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khalidqasrawi - Merlin_89
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Game No1. It was balanced game, both of us had moments here. I started with some score advantage, I tried to put early pressure on farms, but Khalid answered with his moves. No real blocking got to fruition. It was very close, in my opinion, my win was decided by one "road move" - Khalid could score, cloister, 4-points city, and big road with one tile, but he waited to score road points for that last tile... I didn't let it happen. Khalid overtook my with farms, but my advantage from base game was enough, I won.
Game No2. Game didn't start well for me... actually I couldn't start at all. Khalid scored like crazy with small things, and I dealt with my "luck". I thought game would be decided early when Khalid blocked my 2 meeples (cloister and my promising city), but it ended as turning point for me! I didn't blocked Khalid's meeples, but I pushed him into uncomfortable 2-meeple city that was complicated to finish. Khalid focused on big farm, I run after him, and we were struggling for it. Deciding factor was massisve north city, Khalid developed it for most of the game, at one point he was close to close it, but I added CCCF to prolong it, then I joined it, and joined once more... By lucky twist I managed to complete it and score it, it couldn't be more frustrating for Khalid. I won with huge margin only because of that.
Khalid commiseration, good luck in next rounds!