by Mislav
stevelabny wrote:
Can you please explain what you are considering a "VP leader"? And how its happening?
Well, what happens is that very often someone emerges with let's say 5-6 point lead (or even more) and it just seems that the options of catching up with him are limited. These guys just win too often in the end. I know, luck is a big factor, but it seems that the point lead is simply very hard to overcome. What can you do about it?
Collecting points is obviously bad because you need to get really lucky with the numbers. Attacking is also inefficient for the various reasons: it usually reduces everyone's health but it rarely seems to be decisive against somebody who is in the lead and continues to simply collect the points and the occasional heart (when necessary). Energy also rarely helps, there simply are too many cards that nobody wants because they can't really change the course of the game. And 2 cubes to sweep off is usually too expensive, considering the very low likelihood of getting a strong card.
Obviously, this doesn't happen ALL the time, but it just seems to happen a bit too often.
My experiences are mostly from the 4-player games, from what I've seen (and read here), with 3 or 5 players attacks seem to be much more effective. It would be worthwhile to know the number of players the guys here mostly play with (especially those who claim that points rarely win in their games).