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2025-05-21

Setup #1247
city-heavy port-driven polarized wood-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I39 + 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 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I25 — Brick 9 / Wheat 8 / Wood 5
Top pair: I39 + I25
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2025-05-20

Setup #1367
port-driven polarized brick-scarce

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

For your two settlements, look at I43 + 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 sheep, 1 ore.

Top start: I32 — Sheep 9 / Wood 8 / Ore 5
Top pair: I43 + I32
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2025-05-19

Setup #368
port-driven polarized brick-scarce

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

For your two settlements, look at I16 + I45. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I45 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 ore.

Top start: I26 — Wheat 10 / Sheep 6 / Ore 5
Top pair: I16 + I45
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2025-05-18

Setup #874
road-race port-driven polarized wheat-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I45 + I39. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I39 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I39 — Wood 9 / Sheep 8 / Brick 5
Top pair: I45 + I39
Open map

2025-05-17

Setup #1503
port-driven polarized brick-scarce

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

For your two settlements, look at I33 + 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 sheep.

Top start: I33 — Ore 9 / Wheat 6 / Sheep 5
Top pair: I33 + I16
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2025-05-16

Setup #93
port-driven polarized brick-scarce

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

For your two settlements, look at I39 + 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 wheat.

Top start: I44 — Wood 10 / Brick 9 / Wheat 6
Top pair: I39 + I44
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2025-05-15

Setup #252
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I45. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I45 second to start with 1 brick, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Top start: I45 — Wheat 10 / Brick 9 / Sheep 5
Top pair: I26 + I45
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2025-05-14

Setup #38
road-race port-driven polarized brick-scarce

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I19 + I26. City upgrades will need trades for ore. Both settlements rely on the same dice numbers, so quiet stretches affect them together. Place I26 second to start with 1 brick, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Top start: I26 — Brick 9 / Sheep 6 / Wheat 5
Top pair: I19 + I26
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2025-05-13

Setup #1130
city-heavy port-driven polarized explosive brick-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I39 + I42. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I42 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I43 — Wheat 9 / Sheep 8 / Wood 6
Top pair: I39 + I42
Open map

2025-05-12

Setup #147
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I34 + 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 sheep.

Top start: I34 — Ore 6 / Brick 5 / Wheat 4
Top pair: I34 + I08
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2025-05-11

Setup #1362
city-heavy port-driven polarized sheep-scarce

Plan around limited sheep.

For your two settlements, look at I44 + I32. Without sheep production, new settlements and development cards will need a trade. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I32 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I32 — Brick 9 / Wheat 8 / Wood 5
Top pair: I44 + I32
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2025-05-10

Setup #168
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I44 + I19. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I19 second to start with 1 sheep, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Top start: I44 — Brick 10 / Wood 8 / Ore 5
Top pair: I44 + I19
Open map

2025-05-09

Setup #809
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

Plan around limited brick.

For your two settlements, look at I33 + I02. Road building will need trades for brick. This opening leans toward cities and development cards. Place I02 second to start with 1 sheep, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Top start: I33 — Ore 9 / Sheep 8 / Wood 4
Top pair: I33 + I02
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2025-05-08

Setup #137
road-race port-driven polarized brick-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I08 + I22. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I22 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I08 — Wood 8 / Ore 5 / Wheat 5
Top pair: I08 + I22
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2025-05-07

Setup #212
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I43 + 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 brick, 1 sheep, 1 ore.

Top start: I32 — Ore 11 / Brick 6 / Sheep 5
Top pair: I43 + I32
Open map

2025-05-06

Setup #326
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

2025-05-05

Setup #1506
port-driven polarized brick-scarce

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

For your two settlements, look at I44 + I39. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I39 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I45 — Sheep 9 / Wheat 6 / Ore 5
Top pair: I44 + I39
Open map

2025-05-04

Setup #816
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I34 + I19. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I19 second to start with 1 brick, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Top start: I38 — Sheep 10 / Wood 8
Top pair: I34 + I19
Open map

2025-05-03

Setup #1417
port-driven polarized brick-scarce

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

For your two settlements, look at I39 + I30. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I30 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I31 — Wheat 9 / Wood 8 / Sheep 5
Top pair: I39 + I30
Open map

2025-05-02

Setup #785
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I45. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I45 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 ore.

Top start: I45 — Wood 9 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
Top pair: I26 + I45
Open map

2025-05-01

Setup #803
port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Plan around limited brick.

For your two settlements, look at I21 + I34. Road building will need trades for brick. This opening leans toward cities and development cards. Place I34 second to start with 1 sheep, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Top start: I21 — Wood 10 / Ore 9 / Wheat 8
Top pair: I21 + I34
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2025-04-30

Setup #482
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I33 + 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 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I25 — Sheep 8 / Brick 5 / Wood 4
Top pair: I33 + I25
Open map

2025-04-29

Setup #1434
port-driven polarized ore-scarce

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

For your two settlements, look at I03 + I42. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I42 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I42 — Sheep 10 / Wood 9 / Brick 6
Top pair: I03 + I42
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2025-04-28

Setup #1110
port-driven polarized brick-scarce

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

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

Top start: I42 — Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wheat 6
Top pair: I16 + I42
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