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General / The Count Strategy
« on: May 18, 2023, 07:41:58 PM »
What is the usual strategy when playing with the count?
My group are new to this expansion. What we do with the count is we never stand on short roads and semicircle cities, in order not to let others enter the City of carcassonne such easliy, but I think that Monastery is also dangerous since finishing it just make 1 points to the owner.
But this brings up another problem, which is that there is less chance to move the count. As one player gain advatage in the city quarter, the builder of the big city gets very furstrated. When the count is in the city quarter the situation is again completely different……
I did not feel right with this, people are giving up small points, being feared of letting others entering the City. Very often we just put down tiles without putting figures unless we are closing something. People who draws only road tiles get very sad about it, like they just lost one turn.
I tryied the count recently and did not had a good time. Which matches my expectations. But I wanted to give him some more chance. I also realized that the count can be really different when playing with opponents with different strategys.
When will you stand on a road? A monastery? Is it the best not to build a big city at all and just start another one when some other player(s) are competeing in the city quarter? Who usually wins at last? How does your strategy change with different expansions?
Also, do you guys play with any house rule? What is it?
Please share your ideas and I am looking forward to it.
My group are new to this expansion. What we do with the count is we never stand on short roads and semicircle cities, in order not to let others enter the City of carcassonne such easliy, but I think that Monastery is also dangerous since finishing it just make 1 points to the owner.
But this brings up another problem, which is that there is less chance to move the count. As one player gain advatage in the city quarter, the builder of the big city gets very furstrated. When the count is in the city quarter the situation is again completely different……
I did not feel right with this, people are giving up small points, being feared of letting others entering the City. Very often we just put down tiles without putting figures unless we are closing something. People who draws only road tiles get very sad about it, like they just lost one turn.
I tryied the count recently and did not had a good time. Which matches my expectations. But I wanted to give him some more chance. I also realized that the count can be really different when playing with opponents with different strategys.
When will you stand on a road? A monastery? Is it the best not to build a big city at all and just start another one when some other player(s) are competeing in the city quarter? Who usually wins at last? How does your strategy change with different expansions?
Also, do you guys play with any house rule? What is it?
Please share your ideas and I am looking forward to it.