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1. Don’t fall over the falls! | 1. Don’t fall over the falls! | ||
It is hard to recover from this as you lose a boat and can only get it back by paying a gem. | It is hard to recover from this as you lose a boat and can only get it back by paying a gem. | ||
If you do lose a boat be careful about when you pay to get it back. | If you do lose a boat be careful about when you pay to get it back. | ||
Remember that you can only bring one boat back in at a time. | |||
You don’t want to give the last vital gem to an opponent. | |||
2. Play your small numbers early | 2. Play your small numbers early | ||
This will keep some large numbers in reserve so you can either get a gem out or at least avoid plummetting over the falls. | This will keep some large numbers in reserve so you can either get a gem out or at least | ||
avoid plummetting over the falls. | |||
3. Plan when to play your cloud | 3. Plan when to play your cloud | ||
Being forced to play it when you really need to move upstream to avoid going | Being forced to play it when you really need to move upstream to avoid going over the falls. | ||
It is embarrassing and will cost you a boat. | |||
Reduce river speed for a faster game - a good strategy when you are in front. | Reduce river speed for a faster game - a good strategy when you are in front. | ||
Increase river speed for a slower game - a good strategy when you are behind. | Increase river speed for a slower game - a good strategy when you are behind. | ||
This will give you and other players more opportunities to steal gems from the leaders. | |||
4. Steal gems whenever possible | 4. Steal gems whenever possible | ||
Unless that sets up your opponent to get the gem they need to win. | |||
The less gems your opponents have, the more work they need to do to win. | The less gems your opponents have, the more work they need to do to win. | ||
5. Corollory to stealing when possible is to avoid being stolen from whenever possible. | 5. Corollory to stealing when possible is to avoid being stolen from whenever possible. | ||
If you opponents have used all number required to land on a particular space this turn, then treatthat space as a safe place for this turn only. | If you opponents have used all number required to land on a particular space this turn, | ||
then treatthat space as a safe place for this turn only. | |||
6. Remember ALL your opponents numbers played since the last refresh of the number tiles. | 6. Remember ALL your opponents numbers played since the last refresh of the number tiles. | ||
This is your key to developing a strategy. | This is your key to developing a strategy. | ||
Without this information, you are just guessing and hoping. | |||
Be informed. Don’t play randomly. | |||
7. Defend against sudden victories by your opponents | 7. Defend against sudden victories by your opponents | ||
You need to keep in mind all possible victory conditions and make sure no opponent is getting close to one of them. | You need to keep in mind all possible victory conditions and make sure no opponent | ||
is getting close to one of them. | |||
Reduce the number of purple/white gems available if an opponent is going for one of these. | Reduce the number of purple/white gems available if an opponent is going for one of these. | ||
If an opponent is carrying a gem they don’t need for their victory, don’t steal it from them (unless you need it yourself!). It only makes their job easier. | If an opponent is carrying a gem they don’t need for their victory, | ||
don’t steal it from them (unless you need it yourself!). It only makes their job easier. | |||
Revision as of 11:32, 15 August 2019
Niagara basic strategy tips
1. Don’t fall over the falls!
It is hard to recover from this as you lose a boat and can only get it back by paying a gem.
If you do lose a boat be careful about when you pay to get it back.
Remember that you can only bring one boat back in at a time.
You don’t want to give the last vital gem to an opponent.
2. Play your small numbers early
This will keep some large numbers in reserve so you can either get a gem out or at least
avoid plummetting over the falls.
3. Plan when to play your cloud
Being forced to play it when you really need to move upstream to avoid going over the falls.
It is embarrassing and will cost you a boat.
Reduce river speed for a faster game - a good strategy when you are in front.
Increase river speed for a slower game - a good strategy when you are behind.
This will give you and other players more opportunities to steal gems from the leaders.
4. Steal gems whenever possible
Unless that sets up your opponent to get the gem they need to win.
The less gems your opponents have, the more work they need to do to win.
5. Corollory to stealing when possible is to avoid being stolen from whenever possible.
If you opponents have used all number required to land on a particular space this turn, then treatthat space as a safe place for this turn only.
6. Remember ALL your opponents numbers played since the last refresh of the number tiles.
This is your key to developing a strategy.
Without this information, you are just guessing and hoping.
Be informed. Don’t play randomly.
7. Defend against sudden victories by your opponents
You need to keep in mind all possible victory conditions and make sure no opponent
is getting close to one of them.
Reduce the number of purple/white gems available if an opponent is going for one of these.
If an opponent is carrying a gem they don’t need for their victory,
don’t steal it from them (unless you need it yourself!). It only makes their job easier.