by Orntt
sfox wrote:
Orntt wrote:
Dergel wrote:
Hi there,
last time we played this game we wondered that the first player who can make the final turn can get the Luxury Yacht without any disadvantages (no delivery of food (the final food cession is before)/no selling), so he has 10 additional coins for sure (difference between the old ship and the luxury yacht). The only investment is to place his marker on the wharf.
Is our interpretation right, this seems to be a bit unfair for the other players.
Thank you for your help!
last time we played this game we wondered that the first player who can make the final turn can get the Luxury Yacht without any disadvantages (no delivery of food (the final food cession is before)/no selling), so he has 10 additional coins for sure (difference between the old ship and the luxury yacht). The only investment is to place his marker on the wharf.
Is our interpretation right, this seems to be a bit unfair for the other players.
Thank you for your help!
I'm not sure I understand the issue. You still have to build the yacht, which requires 3 steel and 3 energy, which requires some planning to get. Yes, someone gets first go at it, but someone has to, and there are 3 luxury liners, and different people will have first go at each one. In fact, the earlier liners are worth more points for the reason that if you get your act together and get the steel earlier, you should be rewarded for it.
Now if you're comparing the luxury liner vs. a steel ship, for example, its true that if you build them late the food contribution is pretty small. On the other hand, if you have at least one action remaining, a steel ship can produce a fair amount of money via the Shipping Line. In the final round, yes, the luxury liner is better. It's also more expensive by 1 steel, though, so it's not a straight comparison - obviously, the thing which costs more resources should be better.
The OP was not asking about a Luxery Liner, he said Luxery Yacht which is a completely different card (special building) that is worth 20 points. It costs nothing to build, you just trade in an iron ship to build the Luxery Yacht when you take the Wharf action.
Ah, that explains it. I was not familiar with that card. Sorry for cluttering up the thread!