Well played! Great analysis as always. A bit surprised with 2 roads in hand on your first turn you didn’t drop to 6511. That is a massive expansion spot and probably secures road. Let me know your thoughts.
I really think that investing two roads early into the center would have been a mistake. The flexibility of our setup (IMO) is the option of playing any of the 3 win cons (Build to 10, army, road). And whereas we do make a ton of materials, we have to prioritize the 3:1 as our first action, or we 7 out and possibly get plowed in the center. I think it’s a matter of play style preference, but I don’t like taking that big of a risk early on.
Well played! Great analysis as always. A bit surprised with 2 roads in hand on your first turn you didn’t drop to 6511. That is a massive expansion spot and probably secures road. Let me know your thoughts.
I was about to ask the same thing! That’s what I would have done; that center is strong, especially as a road player and with the sheep port locked up
I really think that investing two roads early into the center would have been a mistake.
The flexibility of our setup (IMO) is the option of playing any of the 3 win cons (Build to 10, army, road). And whereas we do make a ton of materials, we have to prioritize the 3:1 as our first action, or we 7 out and possibly get plowed in the center.
I think it’s a matter of play style preference, but I don’t like taking that big of a risk early on.