Quick winning principles
- Coalition: pivot when your coalition is winning.
- Spies: place in contested territories.
- Dominance: 4+ points in one coalition.
- Victory: complete patron agenda.
Ideal strategy
- 1
Coalition pivoting: join winning coalition by turn 3; pivot to losing coalition if they offer better patron cards.
- 2
Spy network: spies in 3+ territories give card draw; place in territories opponents need.
- 3
Dominance path: 4+ coalition points wins; military cards give coalition points.
- 4
Victory path: patron agenda (e.g., 3 military victories) wins; agenda cards guide deck.
- 5
Tableau building: buy cards matching patron; don't diversify.
- 6
Endgame: when opponent has 3 coalition points, pivot or block their 4th.