by Svartisen
Octavian wrote:
The addition of the the guard meeples progressing on the rampart is an additional area to spend pips, so providing all players with an extra die may compensate for that.
I'd be interested in hearing from folks who have used the rampart without the purple die to hear how much it gets used.
IMO the more players, the more useful ramparts are. If you won't manage to put a tradesman on a good card, you can try using actions outside the city. The rampart doesn't get used too often in my playing group (either with or without purple dice), however it's a good sink for 1s or 2s when you can't place a citizen in the buildings. Generally, if you miss an opportunity to earn points from the cards or the cathedral, you can catch your opponents up with level IV outdoor activities; if you're the 3rd player to put a tradesman on the Merchant, you'll better use level I outdoor activity (if you get the money making one); and level II activities are perfect for a player who has least dice.
In a 2P game they are rarely used, especially without the purple die. You can't win by concentrating on the ramparts and there are always much more effective ways to score.
