Reply: Agricola:: General:: Re: Playing with two people
by NateStraight Not really. The two big first turn placements are Occupation and 3 Wood in the 2-player game. If you take one, your opponent will take the other. It's true that the starting player...
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by jpatche Sounds like you have noticed a bit of extra value in starting player 1v1 then? Have you played a large sample without the harvest sp swap?
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by jpatche Well the odds that one particular player wins 9 games in a row is 1:512, never mind the fact that it was by at least nine points. We are evenly matched and were trading back and forth who...
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by indigopotter When Sam and I play, we rarely take start player away, and we are pretty matched in wins and scores.
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by astroglide jpatche wrote:Well the odds that one particular player wins 9 games in a row is 1:512, never mind the fact that it was by at least nine points. We are evenly matched and were trading...
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by NateStraight What are y'all doing as start player / in the first few rounds?
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by jpatche It depends on our cards, but usually starting player is taking wood with his first go the first 3-4 rounds. Second player usually ends up with fireplace.
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by Vangelder Sort of a follow up to a previous question about revealing elite guards, but this has to do with failing to defeat him. If you are going up against an elite guard that just been flipped...
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by CrankyPants jpatche wrote:It depends on our cards, but usually starting player is taking wood with his first go the first 3-4 rounds. Second player usually ends up with fireplace. Cards add so much...
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by jpatche How could I contact Boite about their game results?
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by astroglide P1: occupationP2: 3 woodP1: day laborerP2: start player + minorP2: 2 clayP1: 2 reedThat's where it starts to get interesting to me - if P2 doesn't take 3 wood here, P1 can retake start...
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by jkayati Guards are never placed in the house, elite or not. Each house has a Sentry that gives you the initial value(s) you 'll need to defeat. If you dishonor the house by stealing all the...
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by NateStraight jpatche wrote:It depends on our cards, but usually starting player is taking wood with his first go the first 3-4 rounds. Second player usually ends up with fireplace. It's a waste of...
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Reply: Agricola:: General:: Re: Playing with two people
by NateStraight astroglide wrote:It does change the tempo if P1 "breaks pattern" and takes 1 reed or 1 clay on the 1st round, but I don't think it's a generally optimal play.I often take the 1 clay....
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by jpatche Never seen 3wood not get taken in the first 3 rounds with 4 turns total.
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by astroglide NateStraight wrote:It's a waste of actions to take 3-wood every turn instead of letting it build upSure - if playing solo. In 2P, I will expect to run away with the game if my opponent...
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by astroglide NateStraight wrote:If Sow / Bake Bread comes out in that first or second round, I'll sometimes take Grain or Plow Fields, too, instead of either of the 2-resource spots [clay or reed] on...
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by NateStraight astroglide wrote:NateStraight wrote:It's a waste of actions to take 3-wood every turn instead of letting it build upSure - if playing solo. In 2P, I will expect to run away with the...
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