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Finally got my 8-year-old niece to play a full game of Azul with me after bribing her with ice cream, and she ended up beating me by 12 points.
Turns out her strategy of just grabbing the prettiest tiles every turn actually works way better than my overthinking, so what's your best 'beginner's luck' board game story?
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elliotr392mo ago
Playing devil's advocate here, that "beginner's luck" stuff is mostly just a nice story we tell ourselves to feel better about losing. Really, your kid probably just got lucky once or twice, not some hidden genius strategy. Board games like Azul have real depth and the best players are consistent winners, not shiny tile collectors who happen to score big. If luck was all that mattered, tournaments wouldn't exist and nobody would study strategies. People love to pretend randomness is a sign of talent, but it's mostly just randomness doing its thing. So yeah, respect the win, but don't let it convince you to throw out your whole game plan for next time.
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Oh man, that's perfect. I taught my buddy Catan once, he had no clue what he was doing, just kept putting roads wherever. I'm over here planning my perfect settlement spots, and he accidentally blocks my longest road and wins. I was so mad, but you gotta respect it. Sometimes not knowing the "right" way to play lets you see the board differently.
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the_max3mo ago
Wait, she beat you by 12 points just picking the shiny ones? That's brutal. I've seen new players get lucky, but that sounds like a full on master plan. Makes you wonder if we're all playing it wrong.
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