by VictimEN
daveshaerf wrote:
Thanks for all the responses!
Yeah, I am mostly in agreement with the ethos of being malleable, strategically speaking. Loan cards are a key component of the game, why deprive yourself of them when a key building needs to be made, or whatever.
Try telling all of this to my stubborn GF... this is another discussion all together.
We shall see as we try the full game if she is able to use the extra cards to create a scenario where she is able to win.
I certainly hope so.. cause I love the game and would like to keep playing it!
Yeah, I am mostly in agreement with the ethos of being malleable, strategically speaking. Loan cards are a key component of the game, why deprive yourself of them when a key building needs to be made, or whatever.
Try telling all of this to my stubborn GF... this is another discussion all together.
We shall see as we try the full game if she is able to use the extra cards to create a scenario where she is able to win.
I certainly hope so.. cause I love the game and would like to keep playing it!
The best way to think about loans is to look at real life stuff. You probably don't want to be on the street begging, just like you don't want to take the beggar card in Agricola. OTOH, a lot of people do use loans to finance major purchases like a car, house, education. Similarly, businesses use loans (or sell ownership) to finance expansion or operations (hopefully only early on). Even if someone has the money for something, it can still be better to use a loan so they'll still have some liquidity.