Clans

Hello again and thanks for reading yet another post from Kid Superman.  As you can see, this post is about a game called Clans.  This is an simple yet intense strategy game that amazes me because of the literally countless strategies you can take.  It's also very fast!  You could play two games in one hour!  I'll continue down below.

First off, this game takes place in early prehistory where people are finally figuring out that living in groups, or villages, is better than trying to survive on your own.  There are five different clans, or colors (blue, green, red, yellow, and black), and you, as a player, belongs to one of them and therefore wants them to win.  The fun thing is the clan alignments are secret, so nobody knows what clans anyone belongs to except themselves.

Let's get to game play.  The board consists of sixty territories, these territories being one of the four different land types: forest, mountains, savanna, grassland, and plains.  There are also lakes, but clans can't dwell there.  Next, there are 60 individual hut pieces with one of the clan colors painted on it.  At the start of the game, these huts are all on an individual territory.  You can view the game rules below; they are fairly short: http://riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_70_gameRules.pdf

As I said before, the tactics for this game are endless.  Because your color is secret, you don't want to let other players know what your clan color is, but at the same time you want your clan to score the most points.  While you're doing this, you want to make as many villages as possible, but as long as your clan gets points.  It's so overwhelming, but at the same time extremely simple!

But I do have some tips (not including the gaming tips included in the rules).  At the start of the game, I would recommend starting to make a village without your clan color included, but with your color near the village so you can include it later on.  Also, don't just leave villages open for your opponents to make.  Make it hard for them.

Also, review all of the moves you can take, and what might be the best choice to make.  Go over the pros and cons.  Take a risk.  See if you can destroy the other clan colors using strife or putting the village in an unfavorable territory types.  And make sure the last village includes your clan color.  This could make or break the game.

Well, thanks for reading about this game; I hope you enjoy it (if you have it)!  Happy gaming!

-Kid Superman