Michael Becker
Canada
Regina
Saskatchewan
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I found a copy of this game on sale for $15.00 CAN. I thought to myself, "It's a Knizia how could I go wrong?"
I was joined by Mike M., Weng, and Hoky. Weng and Mike M. had played before. Weng was the first player to meld a set and decided to take a monument despite our recommendations not to. A few hands later Hoky was moving at a blazing place. Somehow he was already at three cities and the rest of us were just building our second. I advised everyone that his offers needed to be extra good or he would run away with things...
His offers continued to be marginal, but with his extra card drawing advantage he was usually the only player able to provide something worthwhile. During the final turn I offered to give two metalsmithing. Hoky offered five technology in return. This gave me three melds and the final scores were approx as follows:
Hoky 28
Mike B 25
Mike M 24
Weng 22
One thing I learned from Magic: The Gathering is that card advantage and speed are very powerful. This game is all about card advantage. If you draw more cards than your opponents you should be able to trade more often and therefore get the cards you need. If you create a city a turn or two before your opponents you will be at least one card ahead. This is always to your advantage. Therefore, this game falls into the "rich get richer syndrome" and made for a marginal experience at best. Am I missing something?
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