Board Insight Archive

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

For your two settlements, look at I45 + 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 ore.

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

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 brick, 1 sheep, 1 ore.

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I30 + I25. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I25 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I35 + 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 sheep.

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I16 + I02. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I02 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

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

For your two settlements, look at I08 + 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.

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

For your two settlements, look at I39 + I02. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I02 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I31 + 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 wheat.

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I39 + 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 sheep.

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

For your two settlements, look at I16 + I31. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I31 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

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

For your two settlements, look at I43 + I32. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I32 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Plan around limited brick.

For your two settlements, look at I03 + I42. Road building will need trades for brick. This opening leans toward cities and development cards. Place I42 second to start with 1 sheep, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Plan around limited wood.

For your two settlements, look at I02 + I34. Road building will need trades for wood. This opening leans toward cities and development cards. Place I34 second to start with 1 sheep, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I44 + 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 sheep.

Plan around limited brick.

For your two settlements, look at I45 + I19. Road building will need trades for brick. This opening leans toward cities and development cards. Place I19 second to start with 1 wood, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I22 + I33. City upgrades will need trades for ore. Both settlements rely on the same dice numbers, so quiet stretches affect them together. Place I33 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

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

For your two settlements, look at I13 + 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.

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I21 + 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 ore.

Plan around limited brick.

For your two settlements, look at I44 + I34. Road building will need trades for brick. This opening leans toward cities and development cards. Place I34 second to start with 1 wheat, 2 ore.

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I33 + I35. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I35 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I22 + I15. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I15 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I15 + 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 wheat.

This board gives cities more room to grow.

For your two settlements, look at I03 + 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 wood, 1 wheat, 1 ore.

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I09 + 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.