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pizzaddict · September 21, 2023, 10:23pm

Yeah, that was a beatdown, well played.

ineffablebob · September 21, 2023, 10:39pm

Thanks, though you guys did warn me at the start that you had terrible draws! I’ve heard Wingspan described as “the game all about eggs” and that seems pretty accurate, it’s hard to go far wrong focusing on putting out as many eggs as possible.

pizzaddict · September 21, 2023, 11:02pm

that makes sense as you need eggs to lay down birds and they are used often in the scoring for the round bonuses. this was the first time I had played a game where it was like I could get nothing for my bonus or the round bonuses. Everytime I would draw birds, which I did a lot, I’d get birds that weren’t useful. I even played a bird that let me choose a 2nd bonus card and neither of the bonus cards worked with anything I had already played or had in my hand. Usually early on I have a good idea of what I want to focus on but with this game I just couldn’t get anything going.

abrandt · September 22, 2023, 7:59pm

GG @Timemaster_Tim and @Thraeg on Through the Ages. Thraeg and I ended up with an exciting tie. End of the game snuck up on me(as it always seems to do in this game) so I missed my chance to have a culture war with Timemaster_Tim at the end. My army was all ready to call him “woke” too.

dionisus1122 · September 22, 2023, 8:10pm

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Timemaster_Tim · September 23, 2023, 12:04am

I feel like building a zoo again.

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tylertoo · September 23, 2023, 1:06am

Thanks. Just joined and now we have six. Time to learn the game!

ledshok · September 23, 2023, 3:49am

Yep, I’ve dived in with just Rodney Smith as my guide. Seems pretty interesting!

dionisus1122 · September 23, 2023, 5:52am

BGA cleans up areas of confusion, but happy to answer questions.

The biggest thing is those curves. Remember that boosting will contribute to corner speed, and slipstreaming through a corner triggers speed calculation

Timemaster_Tim · September 23, 2023, 2:01pm

Now you are making me think I need to actually read the rules!

tylertoo · September 24, 2023, 1:01am

If you do, you’ll have a leg up on me.

ineffablebob · September 25, 2023, 12:10am

Congrats @Thraeg , who wiped the floor with me, @ledshok , and @abrandt at Earth! The three of us had a good game for second place while Thraeg was off building an island of paradise. :)

abrandt · September 25, 2023, 12:15am

Yeah, I knew it would be bad when Thraeg had already filled out most of their board. But wow, pulling out all the animals! I was in such a scramble to end up with some points I never even managed to fulfill a single one of those requirements.