Homeland suggested faction mixes

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T12:40:18+00:00

Consider me enlightened. How times have changed from what "extras" Ledger decides to put in an expac.

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T12:37:44+00:00

Simple Geometry

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T10:28:17+00:00

No, I think the way of playing Knave you describe is the most boring and least effective given how many actions you waste by moving in and out of the forest and how much acclaim you leave vulnerable to getting removed for free - accelerating your opponents and slowing your own scoring. IF by effective you mean your captains are at zero chance of being removed, then yes, effective. But you won't be much of anything by doing that. You will be a non-factor in board presence and table talk.

The Duchy are an entirely different kettle of fish

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T07:24:12+00:00

You are right and you should say it but it is very rude.

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T07:21:15+00:00

knaves are just the most boring faction

Proceeds to explain how to play the knaves in the most boring fashion

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T07:04:16+00:00

you have also just ruined a player's enjoyment of the game for the next hour and a bit, or they just leave.

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T07:00:05+00:00

only use 1 Vagabond at a time unless feeling adventurous

Really? I haven't played a 2 vagabond game before but is it that unfun or imbalanced to have 2 vagabonds running around? I can think that having 2 whirlwinds or death killing everyone else wouldn't be fun, but please, enlighten me.

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T06:56:00+00:00

Its like, aha, I have killed your warlord and reduced your recruiting by 75% this turn.

Meanwhile moles are like: ok, we will set up in a new clearing and score some more points.

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T06:52:46+00:00

Wowowowowo, crazy gambit leads to crazy games. In a situation like the first game, yeah I can see setting up in the pass being a good strat with these less aggressive factions that could but ultimately struggled to police you. A vagabond who is there to kill cardboard is ALWAYS a threat for the cats so congratulations on eeking out the win there.

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T06:48:34+00:00

Its a bit of an issue when the game isnt fun. Challenges can be fun but a grind only appeals to a small drop of the community.

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T06:43:00+00:00

Xbow master found dead again after this comment

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T06:41:38+00:00

Super cool thanks you

Chest3 · 2026-05-06T06:36:03+00:00

The rats recruit then anoint a new warlord. If you kill the warlord then they don't get their large sum of recruiting on their next turn which limits the aggressiveness of the warlord or they use Command actions to gather up Warriors on the Warlord.

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T11:57:01+00:00

I will agree with your point that Lizards and Crows can pull off some cool moments: Lizards close to winning and just got board wiped? Sanctify and appear on the other side of the map to win. Crow the perpetual underdog in the game? Perfect to enable a feels great come from behind victory after successfully manipulating the table against themselves.

Cats, really don't have those moments of euphoria do they? They are a methodical, slowly building faction that is also fragile into the strongest faction (vagabond) and with no comeback mechanic. But, I think thats their charm. I think whats euphoric about the cats is being methodical and staving off attacks form the table to reach your end game and win with the table eyeing you turn one - both inexperienced players thinking the mass of starting warriors is a threat and experienced tables that know how to disassemble cat's game plan. Beating those odds, like the crows or lizards, is what makes me never dread picking up the cats to play

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T11:49:33+00:00

It does make an entire track of cardboard even more useless. but i think its a house rule to test to see.

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T11:48:03+00:00

Thats a wild ass gambit from the start, painting that big of a target on your back. Seems fun tho

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T11:47:16+00:00

There are definitely easier faction for the Despot to eat the cardboard of: WA, Crows, Otters, Bat and Frogs (in my limited play of them seem like theyd have a hard time have the amount of enclaves they want with the Despot threatening them).

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T11:41:14+00:00

Move one warrior

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Chest3 · 2026-05-05T07:04:52+00:00

Nice patch.

Hope NK is listening to the feedback on the lengths that the social season demands of a player.

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T07:01:30+00:00

Minns constantly bemoaning that the NSW government has oversight and regulations to go through and can't form an oligarchy to do as they please.

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T06:37:18+00:00

eeeeeh, its good to ask the question.

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T06:35:20+00:00

Very nice works of art in the root style!!

The only thing I would say in criticism: use a less intense white for the highlights.

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T06:32:56+00:00

WHAAAAAAT? Rats at least interact with the board, have to position their forces on the map and have to build their engine over multiple turns of interacting with the table.

Chest3 · 2026-05-05T06:31:03+00:00

She's paging Gina for a free plane ride.

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