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Two main aspects of strategy:

  1. Tile placement
  2. Building placement

Tile Placement

  • Place the same terrain type as other empty spaces already adjacent to one of your settlements (to maximise expansion with Hut).
Example
Expand one settlement into all Sand:
1
Volcano
Sand
1
Clearing
Hut
Volcano
Sand
1
Sand
1


2
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Clearing
Hut
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Sand
Hut



  • Place Volcano away from your Hut that you need for a Temple until you can build the Temple.
  • Place Volcano adjacent to opponents' Hut that they need for a Temple to prepare to destroy them.
  • Create empty spaces between tiles to limit an opponent's tile placement.
  • Consider how your opponent may use your tile. e.g. if you destroy Hut, they may be able to place a level 3 tile and build a Tower.
  • Expect opponents to destroy your Hut that you need for Temple.

Building Placement

Temple are worth the most points at the end of the game.

  • Try to build 3-space settlements with Hut that cannot immediately be destroyed by an opponent.
  • Build settlements that can be easily separated from its Temple.
  • Reusing a settlement is usually the most efficient way to build more Temple.
Reusing settlements

Place Volcano adjacent to a Hut

1
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Clearing
Hut
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Sand
Hut
Volcano
Jungle
1
Jungle
1


Build a Temple on the same tile

2
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Clearing
Hut
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Sand
Hut
Volcano
Jungle
1
Jungle
Temple


Eruption destroys Hut1 to split Temple from the settlement

3
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Clearing
Hut
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Sand
Hut
Volcano
Jungle
1
Jungle
Temple
Volcano
Lake
2
Rock
2


Settlement then used to build a new Temple

4
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Clearing
Hut
Volcano
Sand
Hut
Sand
Hut
Volcano
Jungle
1
Jungle
Temple
Volcano
Lake
2
Rock
Temple


  • Place a single Hut next to a space that an opponent may erupt to level 3 to build a Tower.
  • If a player erupts the land to level 2, an opponent may have the first opportunity to erupt to level 3 and build a Tower.
  • The safest way to win Taluva is to build Temple3 and Tower2, but a skilled opponent will disrupt your plans.
  • Building all Hut20 before Temple3 or Tower2 is very risky - remember if you cannot build anything, you lose immediately!

Terrain distribution

BGG reference

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Volcano
48
Volcano
13
Jungle
Volcano
12
Clearing
Volcano
9
Sand
Volcano
8
Rock
Volcano
6
Lake
Volcano
15
Jungle
Volcano
1
Jungle
Jungle
Volcano
6
Jungle
Clearing
Volcano
4
Jungle
Sand
Volcano
2
Jungle
Rock
Volcano
2
Jungle
Lake
Volcano
11
Clearing
Volcano
5
Clearing
Jungle
Volcano
1
Clearing
Clearing
Volcano
2
Clearing
Sand
Volcano
2
Clearing
Rock
Volcano
1
Clearing
Lake
Volcano
10
Sand
Volcano
4
Sand
Jungle
Volcano
2
Sand
Clearing
Volcano
1
Sand
Sand
Volcano
2
Sand
Rock
Volcano
1
Sand
Lake
Volcano
7
Rock
Volcano
2
Rock
Jungle
Volcano
2
Rock
Clearing
Volcano
1
Rock
Sand
Volcano
1
Rock
Rock
Volcano
1
Rock
Lake
Volcano
5
Lake
Volcano
1
Lake
Jungle
Volcano
1
Lake
Clearing
Volcano
1
Lake
Sand
Volcano
1
Lake
Rock
Volcano
1
Lake
Lake