Joe Golton

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I like a wide variety of games. My favorite is the card game of Bridge. In recent years I find myself far more often playing Settlers of Catan, and, lately, Ticket to Ride. I played a lot of Cosmic Encounter (EON Games version), Stratego, and Risk as a kid.

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31 Answers

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17	How do you make Settlers of Catan work well for 2 players? (Problems and play-tested solution described, alternatives requested)
14	What are some good ways to transition to more complex strategic thinking games?
13	What can I do to avoid being stuck being able to do nothing in Settlers of Catan?
13	Why are beginning to intermediate bridge players told to delay learning how to bid certain types of unusual hands?
10	In Settlers of Catan, what are ways to “hide” your strength until the end?

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+60	Simplest bidding system for introduction into bridge
+20	How can we remember to score points for claimed routes?
+5	How do you make Settlers of Catan work well for 2 players? (Problems and play-tested solution described, alternatives requested)
+10	What are good placement strategies for Stratego?

29 Questions

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23	Which of the 5 resources in Settlers of Catan (base version) is most important? Why?
23	How do game designers come up with suggested (or minimum) age requirements for games?
19	How do you make Settlers of Catan work well for 2 players? (Problems and play-tested solution described, alternatives requested)
14	What is optimal robber placement in Settlers?
14	In Ticket to Ride USA, does obtaining longest continuous path of routes highly correlate with winning?

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56 settlers-of-catan × 15	14 complexity
35 bridge × 10	10 stratego × 2
27 teaching × 3	8 recommendations × 5
23 house-rules × 4	6 ticket-to-ride × 5
20 bidding × 4	6 trading × 3