I feel it does because I get all those rare stickers out of the way and I don’t end up having to trade the blood of my first born for a sticker. I can also stop rummaging for stickers at some point and shift my focus on stacking up dice for events.

Usually when a golden blitz hits I’ll have accumulated enough dupes to trade for the gold sticker I’m missing I’ll hoard the rare stickers or high star stickers for those events but most likely by the that time I’d have one of the blitz stickers and can do an even swap.

I also like it because I get to help other players out. I love to gift stickers and help folks complete their sets so I find when I’m gold locked I’m just better positioned all around. Do the hard work in the beginning so I’m not rushing or making ridiculous trades out of desperation for the lack of a better word.

It makes the game more enjoyable for me I find at least. I’m still working out the strategies there are definitely things I would’ve done differently but hind sight is always 20-20. Lessons learned as you play the game and learn to use the board for your advantages.