by nyuhase
I play most of my games two player, but we have gotten a decent number of 3 and even a 4 player game in the mix. To me, the use or lack of use of the ramparts depends far more on the activity cards in play, the events to combat, and which ramparts they are than the number of players.What I mean: if some aspect is lacking (money, influence, etc...) and a rampart is in play that can help that, they are more likely to get used. Or if a rampart pairs well with an activity card to create a good combo, they are more likely to get used. Or if the events are a getting out of control, that level 2 rampart to discard a cube to combat a black die sure can be nice... These types of decisions are what influence if I traverse the ramparts.
I will say I do tend to do things with groups of 3 dice and try to save a little 1 or 2 pip die for my wall-walking though. Or if someone bought that 6 pip die I was going to use with those 1 and 3 pip dice of the same color for 10 total pips, I may decide to use that 3 to walk the wall instead. It just adds more options for the single dice other than adding to a red, yellow, and white buildings.