Observed arrival · 2026-11-06
The Overthinking Meeple: board games, settled by simulation
A board-game strategy publication uses simulations and exact math to answer play questions and rank buying options.
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- Board-game players weighing strategies or their next box
- Worth noticing
- Its Citadels analysis cites 152,652 frozen drafts, 8 million replays, and 3.75 million full games across two-, four-, and five-player setups.
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The visible archive covers strategy questions and purchase decisions across games including Citadels, Catan, Dominion, Risk, and Pandemic. Some entries specify player counts, cards, or game conditions; buying guides compare multiple boxes and versions. A “How we test” link is present, though the extracted page does not include its methods.
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