Now, Stephan is not a farmer so he needs to play the board game about farming as I'm sure most of you do. This is one of those games that you have to actually play to truly enjoy because "Great Board Game on Farming" does not scream play me play me. And so, for those who have played this game, I am sorry, because you will never want to stop playing for as long as you live. And so, to you I present 5 tips on how to farm with the best of them.
5. Jack of All Trades. This one is quite the simple rule: make some of everything so you do not receive negatives. The only difference between one score and the next is how much of certain things you do. Just remember, you CANNOT get maxed out in everything. Pick and choose wisely based on the actions of the other players.
4. Free Food! If you have the opportunity to make food without all the work, TAKE IT. Having to spend an action grabbing food wastes time. It seems like you have plenty to get all the things done you want, but eventually you find you could have done it differently if you hadn't done some Day Laboring.
3. Big Family, More Workers. You want to have a 5 member household by the game's end, preferably before the last turn. This helps you get more things done and basically will rocket you ahead. A two family household will never beat a 5 member household, so don't wait around to jump off the good foot and do the bad thing. Also, the best time to add a new member is right before harvest so they need half the food.
2. The Minor Improvement Game. These are what make you different from your opponents. Step one is to look at your cards and make a logical strategy out of the seven improvement and seven occupations. Once you find that the game will go easier and it will give you answers to what you wish to focus on. All five of these strategies need to be laced together to make a perfect game. This goes well with doing everything because it makes it so certain this are easier than others.
1. Don't get Boxed Out. There are many paths to get to your overall goal set out by your improvement and occupation cards. I said this before in my strategy in Kingsburg and it applies here even more so: don't leave yourself with only one option to complete your goal. The more goals you complete at once the less chance you will get boxed out and have to wait a full round to get things done. Agricola is an interactive game to the extent that players can take and usually will take that one thing you might need to get it first. Also, don't be afraid to grab the first player marker if you think you will have one thing you need to complete first. It is a good set up if you miss something that you wish to grab in the following round.
And so, hit the fields and farm your land until you circular disks sweat their last drops. Though it is only a game so it is much less labor intensive than that. Have fun.
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