Strategy in Race for the Galaxy
Jul. 9th, 2009 01:06 pmRace for the Galaxy has recently become my favorite portable game. It's very easy to carry a set around, plays quickly, can be easily walked away from, and is complex enough to be interesting without being so complex that it's impenetrable.
I recently went looking for the Faq, to confirm that I was playing a particular rule correctly, and stumbled over a very interesting set of blog posts - one player's strategy guide, based on playing several hundred games.
I assume that there are more articles coming in the series, but it's quite good so far.
Now if someone would only implement an online version of Race, we'll be set...
I recently went looking for the Faq, to confirm that I was playing a particular rule correctly, and stumbled over a very interesting set of blog posts - one player's strategy guide, based on playing several hundred games.
- Race for the Galaxy Strategy - A Preface
- Strategy Fundamentals, Part 1
- Stages of the game
- Some additional terminology
- Card Flow and Discounts
- Thoughts on Phase Selection
- Cards that change the Game
- The Second Tier of cards
- The Race for the Galaxy Strategy mind-map
I assume that there are more articles coming in the series, but it's quite good so far.
Now if someone would only implement an online version of Race, we'll be set...