by ryusora
The things, the games doesnt have a lot of ways to scoreIt is basically
SILVER
islands
ships
emmigration
occupations
animals
huts and stuff
the crown (2 points lol)
I have not yet won without an island, and i tend to get 2, once i got 3 islands.
I DO think it is possible to win without an island, and in fact i will be trying to do it in my next games!
I think you go really heavy on your board, filling it around round 5 and focus on emmigrations and maybe some huts, you can get a pretty high score.
The game is really sand box, and yes it offers you 8 different islands, and it even keeps dropping silver on the islands... os yeah the game gives you a pretty strong hint to GET AN ISLAND, but i do think it is possible to win without one, i will try it in the future and let you know if i was successful on that :)