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2025-11-29

Setup #595
port-driven polarized brick-scarce

Choose your first settlement carefully: the strongest spots stand apart.

For your two settlements, look at I03 + I30. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I30 second to start with 1 brick, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Top start: I04 — Wood 8 / Sheep 5
Top pair: I03 + I30
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2025-11-28

Setup #420
port-driven polarized wheat-scarce

Choose your first settlement carefully: the strongest spots stand apart.

For your two settlements, look at I44 + I25. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I25 second to start with 1 sheep, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Top start: I44 — Wheat 10 / Brick 9 / Wood 6
Top pair: I44 + I25
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2025-11-27

Setup #492
city-heavy port-driven polarized ore-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I32. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I32 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I26 — Wheat 6 / Sheep 5 / Ore 4
Top pair: I26 + I32
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2025-11-26

Setup #1107
road-race port-driven polarized explosive ore-scarce

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I09 + I39. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I39 second to start with 1 brick, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Top start: I09 — Wheat 9 / Sheep 8 / Wood 8
Top pair: I09 + I39
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2025-11-25

Setup #387
port-driven polarized sheep-scarce

Choose your first settlement carefully: the strongest spots stand apart.

For your two settlements, look at I03 + I13. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I13 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I35 — Ore 8 / Brick 5 / Wood 4
Top pair: I03 + I13
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2025-11-24

Setup #1975
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I02. Road building will need trades for wood. This opening leans toward cities and development cards. Place I02 second to start with 1 sheep, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Top start: I26 — Ore 10 / Brick 9 / Sheep 6
Top pair: I26 + I02
Open map

2025-11-23

Setup #1318
port-driven polarized brick-scarce

Choose your first settlement carefully: the strongest spots stand apart.

For your two settlements, look at I25 + I26. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I26 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 ore.

Top start: I25 — Wheat 10 / Brick 9 / Sheep 8
Top pair: I25 + I26
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2025-11-22

Setup #491
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I30 + I08. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I08 second to start with 1 brick, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Top start: I08 — Sheep 9 / Brick 8 / Wheat 5
Top pair: I30 + I08
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2025-11-21

Setup #2681
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I22 + I26. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I26 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I22 — Sheep 9 / Ore 9 / Wood 5
Top pair: I22 + I26
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2025-11-20

Setup #1148
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I42 + I16. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I16 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I16 — Wood 9 / Wheat 8 / Brick 5
Top pair: I42 + I16
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2025-11-19

Setup #237
port-driven polarized wheat-scarce

Choose your first settlement carefully: the strongest spots stand apart.

For your two settlements, look at I16 + I08. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I08 second to start with 2 wood, 1 brick.

Top start: I44 — Ore 9 / Sheep 6 / Wood 4
Top pair: I16 + I08
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2025-11-18

Setup #427
road-race port-driven polarized wheat-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I03 + I34. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I34 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I34 — Wheat 10 / Wood 8 / Brick 5
Top pair: I03 + I34
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2025-11-17

Setup #992
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I42 + I15. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I15 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I42 — Sheep 9 / Wood 9 / Ore 5
Top pair: I42 + I15
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2025-11-16

Setup #307
city-heavy port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I33 + I03. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I03 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I03 — Wheat 10 / Brick 8 / Wood 5
Top pair: I33 + I03
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2025-11-15

Setup #1524
port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Choose your first settlement carefully: the strongest spots stand apart.

For your two settlements, look at I45 + I08. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I08 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I08 — Brick 9 / Wood 6 / Wheat 5
Top pair: I45 + I08
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2025-11-14

Setup #1270
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I44 + I13. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I13 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I13 — Sheep 9 / Brick 9 / Wood 8
Top pair: I44 + I13
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2025-11-13

Setup #308
port-driven polarized sheep-scarce

Choose your first settlement carefully: the strongest spots stand apart.

For your two settlements, look at I34 + I33. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I33 second to start with 1 brick, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Top start: I34 — Ore 10 / Wood 8 / Sheep 4
Top pair: I34 + I33
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2025-11-12

Setup #1003
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I35 + I42. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I42 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I15 — Wood 10 / Brick 8 / Wheat 4
Top pair: I35 + I42
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2025-11-11

Setup #165
road-race port-driven polarized wheat-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I44. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I44 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I16 — Ore 9 / Brick 6 / Sheep 4
Top pair: I26 + I44
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2025-11-10

Setup #1345
port-driven polarized sheep-scarce

Choose your first settlement carefully: the strongest spots stand apart.

For your two settlements, look at I13 + I03. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I03 second to start with 1 wood, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Top start: I03 — Sheep 9 / Wheat 6 / Wood 5
Top pair: I13 + I03
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2025-11-09

Setup #774
city-heavy port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I43 + I19. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I19 second to start with 1 brick, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Top start: I19 — Brick 9 / Wheat 8 / Sheep 4
Top pair: I43 + I19
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2025-11-08

Setup #988
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I21. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I21 second to start with 1 brick, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Top start: I21 — Brick 9 / Wheat 6 / Ore 5
Top pair: I26 + I21
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2025-11-07

Setup #385
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I02. Road building will need trades for wood. This opening leans toward cities and development cards. Place I02 second to start with 1 sheep, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Top start: I26 — Ore 10 / Brick 9 / Sheep 6
Top pair: I26 + I02
Open map

2025-11-06

Setup #1101
road-race port-driven polarized brick-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I44 + I34. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I34 second to start with 1 brick, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Top start: I35 — Sheep 10 / Wood 6 / Brick 5
Top pair: I44 + I34
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