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The most basic strategy is to get cards with many scarabs and make your opponent get as few as possible.

It is very beneficial to be the first player to place a set.

When taking character cards, make sure there are enough rounds left to play them. You don't want to get caught wasting turns to get cards you will never use.

A Word About Corruption

If you find yourself gaining a lot of Corruption, you can still win by having better sets and ending the round quickly so that other players don't have time to make good sets or turn their sets in. There's no difference between having 1 card or 15 cards in your Corruption pile if you are the most Corrupt. If that's the case, try to make the big set. Better to make 50 points and lose 20 in Corruption (for a total of 30) than gain 20 points.

Use Corruption to make the first set. Then you get to see what's in the bonus tiles. The tiles "Embalming" and "Deceit" are game changers. The "High Priest" can also turn things around for you.

Having the most Corruption during the round doesn't mean much. Most Corruption comes at the end of the round from cards that can't be played as sets.

On the flip side, players who actively try hard to avoid taking Corruption usually end up far behind the winner. The trick is to watch what other people are taking. Take Corruption when it helps, rather than take just anything to avoid it (and perhaps end up putting it in your Corruption pile at the end of the round because you couldn't use it).

Putting sets down early can let you dump a couple of Corruption points on someone else, giving you flexibility in taking Corruption yourself.

If your strategy is to avoid Corruption, remember: you don't have to have the least. You just have to have one less than the player with the most.