#66242: "Suggested number of players should be 4"
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• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. -
• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use a picture hosting service of your choice (snipboard.io for example) to upload it and copy/paste the link here. Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. • Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. • Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. • Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. -
• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. -
• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. -
• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use a picture hosting service of your choice (snipboard.io for example) to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. • Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use a picture hosting service of your choice (snipboard.io for example) to upload it and copy/paste the link here. Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. • Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
On the setup page, it recommends 3 players is best. Years of playing experience have shown that for the base game, this is not true. 4-player games always have the best balance. All real-life tournaments (and the important online ones) are 4-player games. I find it very strange that you recommend 3, based on what evidence? It seems a shame to be recommending a sub-optimal game for newcomers, when 4 always provides the best experience.
It would be a massive problem if, when it goes live, Arena mode was set at 3 players. It would really put off experienced Catan players and not be a true reflection of the skill level. I have represented the UK at world championships five times and written a strategy guide based on 10s of thousands of games - I’d be happy to provide more detail on my reasoning, but it’s long been backed up by the official tournament structure. • Which browser are you using?
Safari v15.5
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