If you enjoy tile placement games but want to up the ante and strategy then try Azul, or for a game that involves more elements alongside tile placing, the incredible Isle of Cats. This fills the bill nicely for those times when you’re playing with the younger set or when you want to be socializing at the same time. There aren’t really turns; instead, each round, the Architect will reveal a tile and all players will add it to their play areas.

It wouldn’t be fair if you got special preferences, though, so everyone will be given the same tools with which to construct their world. To that end, maybe don’t attach that four-way tile to an area you want completed in the last three turns of the game? Since you see all your tiles, you rightfully assume that you’ll get to play all of them, so you may overinvest in certain areas mistakenly thinking that you’ll play all of your tiles before the game ends.It perfectly captures that feeling of your bag still not coming out at the airport baggage claim; the more tiles you see that aren’t the one you want, the more nervous you’ll get until you either are happy or very sad. That said, it’s not that big of a deal, so I don’t really have a problem with increasing the player count. You must try to plan ahead and make adjustments to your plans as you navigate the challenges of planet construction.

You will face off against other world builders who will work with the same materials that you have to see who can build the greatest forest world.

If you have no half-circles in this area — that is, the area is completely enclosed — then you score 2 points for each cookie in that area. Each player may take a tree of any color and add it anywhere on their board such that it’s clearly in a space matching its color. You also have to pick the right color monuments while they’re available since you only score areas that contain them. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. If the chosen tile number happens to be one with a light background (scoring tile), that triggers selection of tree tokens.