La Strada 2004

Routebuilde game genre count great passion english game designer history teacher martin wallace la strada come particularly clever roadbuilding game rule game play devilishly simple game let player claim success game turnbyturn reach multiple goal end win happenthe game feature variable game board build hex tile depict easily travel flatland forest hill start game nineteen different settlement range city tiny village vary victory point value randomly place space feature gray symbol player place start marker choose flatland tile object course try start marker near highvalue city possiblethe object game connect settlement road possible order victory point possible catch settlement award few few victory point player connect city like pie people want slice small slice bebuilde street simple playerrsquo turn receive gold piece street segment cost gold build flatland forest hill player build segment afford turn provide end settlement donrs intersect street way simply player canrs end street middle build turn street reach destination end turnonce settlement reach player get trade marker note street intersect settlement location player doesnrs use gold turn save turn gold play player arenrs allow spend gold piece turn canrs save foreverthe game end player canrs build road doesnrs trade marker leftscore occur scoring example city city worth victory point connect single player doubly connected city worth point player triply connect city worth city connect player worth point decrease point system count small settlement worth victory point nicely think sort system ensure end game scoring doesnrs turn math exercise naturally player victory point winner case tie tie player gold left winnerla strada simple game build road connect city itrsquo easy ahead score itrsquos playerrsquo dream claim fat point city player spend energy try protect investment find roadbuilding option tightertext preview spielbox.