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Strategy Guide / Tactical Tuesday -- Week 04
« on: September 27, 2021, 02:52:21 PM »
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Configuration: Base game only (72 tiles & 7 meeples per player)
Players: Black, Gray, Red, Yellow (order of play as listed, alphabetical by color name).
Score: B=11, G=21, R=25, Y=12
Previous Turns & Scoring:
1. B[ 0;-1] FFFF / monk /
2. G[ 0;+1] FCCF / knight /
3. R[ 1; 0] CRFR / knight /
4. Y[ 2; 0] RFRR / thief /
5. B[ 2; 1] RRRR / thief / B+2
6. G[ 1;-1] FRFF / monk /
7. R[ 2;-1] RCFR / thief / R+3
8. Y[ 3;-1] FCFC / knight / Y+4
9. B[-1;-1] RFCR / knight /
10. G[ 2;-2] FRFR / thief /
11. R[ 4;-1] FFFC / knight / R+4
12. Y[-2; 0] CRRR / knight / Y+4
13. B[ 0;-2] FRRF / thief /
14. G[ 1;-2] FRRR / / G+9
15. R[-2; 0] FRRF / thief /
16. Y[-1; 1] FFCC / knight / Y+4
17. B[-1;-2] CFFC / farmer / B+9
18. G[ 1; 1] RRCC / farmer / G+12, R+12
19. R[-1;-3] CRRF / knight / R+6
20. Y[ 0; 2] CCFF / farmer /
21. B[ 1; 2] CCRC / knight /
22. G[-3; 0] FFCC / knight /
23. R[ 1; 3] CCCC / /
Current Decision (photo below):
Yellow has now drawn the FRFR tile.
Where should they place the tile?
Should they place a meeple and if so, where?
Feel free to comment on previous moves, but the emphasis is on Yellow's current move.
NOTE: Due to the large landscape and number of move options, I added an orange box around tile placement to help clarify.
Option A (photo below)
[-2;-2], RFRF, meeple as thief on the road.
Option B (photo below)
[-2;-2], RFRF, meeple as farmer west of the road.
Option C (photo below)
[-2;-2], RFRF, meeple as farmer east of the road.
Option D (photo below)
[-2;-2], RFRF, no meeple
Option E (photo below)
[-2;-3], RFRF, meeple as farmer east of the road.
Option F (photo below)
[-1;-4], RFRF, meeple as thief on the road.
Option G (photo below)
[1;-3], RFRF, meeple as thief on the road.
Option H (photo below)
[4;-2], FRFR, meeple as farmer north of the road.
Option I (photo below)
[3;1], FRFR, meeple as thief on the road.
Option J (none of the above)
Please describe a better play in your reply.
<--Last Week Next Week-->
Configuration: Base game only (72 tiles & 7 meeples per player)
Players: Black, Gray, Red, Yellow (order of play as listed, alphabetical by color name).
Score: B=11, G=21, R=25, Y=12
Previous Turns & Scoring:
1. B[ 0;-1] FFFF / monk /
2. G[ 0;+1] FCCF / knight /
3. R[ 1; 0] CRFR / knight /
4. Y[ 2; 0] RFRR / thief /
5. B[ 2; 1] RRRR / thief / B+2
6. G[ 1;-1] FRFF / monk /
7. R[ 2;-1] RCFR / thief / R+3
8. Y[ 3;-1] FCFC / knight / Y+4
9. B[-1;-1] RFCR / knight /
10. G[ 2;-2] FRFR / thief /
11. R[ 4;-1] FFFC / knight / R+4
12. Y[-2; 0] CRRR / knight / Y+4
13. B[ 0;-2] FRRF / thief /
14. G[ 1;-2] FRRR / / G+9
15. R[-2; 0] FRRF / thief /
16. Y[-1; 1] FFCC / knight / Y+4
17. B[-1;-2] CFFC / farmer / B+9
18. G[ 1; 1] RRCC / farmer / G+12, R+12
19. R[-1;-3] CRRF / knight / R+6
20. Y[ 0; 2] CCFF / farmer /
21. B[ 1; 2] CCRC / knight /
22. G[-3; 0] FFCC / knight /
23. R[ 1; 3] CCCC / /
Current Decision (photo below):
Yellow has now drawn the FRFR tile.
Where should they place the tile?
Should they place a meeple and if so, where?
Feel free to comment on previous moves, but the emphasis is on Yellow's current move.
NOTE: Due to the large landscape and number of move options, I added an orange box around tile placement to help clarify.
Option A (photo below)
[-2;-2], RFRF, meeple as thief on the road.
Option B (photo below)
[-2;-2], RFRF, meeple as farmer west of the road.
Option C (photo below)
[-2;-2], RFRF, meeple as farmer east of the road.
Option D (photo below)
[-2;-2], RFRF, no meeple
Option E (photo below)
[-2;-3], RFRF, meeple as farmer east of the road.
Option F (photo below)
[-1;-4], RFRF, meeple as thief on the road.
Option G (photo below)
[1;-3], RFRF, meeple as thief on the road.
Option H (photo below)
[4;-2], FRFR, meeple as farmer north of the road.
Option I (photo below)
[3;1], FRFR, meeple as thief on the road.
Option J (none of the above)
Please describe a better play in your reply.