by Sunsinger
I've had the Terra Mystica app for a while, but upgrading to a Galaxy S9 (or recent optimization by the developers) finally made it playable with a framerate higher than 4. Playing exclusively as Witches, playing exclusively with lowest AI opponents, I have never won a game after scanning the rulebook and strategy guides up and down. I watch the AI's score soar the first three rounds while I'm trying to get my economy figured out (I'm still trying to figure out what the economy of this game really is.)The economy of the game is utterly suffocating and feels like a downward spiral. Money doesn't exist. Trade Post revenue is a joke. 2 Gold per round at a cost of 2 workers and 3 gold (a disastrous 6 if nothing is adjacent.) Which leaves the Power move as the only reliable gold source. Which makes Power unavailable for a Priest to get the Shipping needed to get the bridges or Spades necessary to get a Town going.
Do I have to play this with an expert hanging over my shoulder to understand what is supposed to be happening?