This assistant in Lost Ruins of Arnak is so powerful that it had to be nerfed in the expansion.
Who is the miner? (2-coin assistant)
The designer of Modern Art, Loot, Wildlife Safari, Medici, High Society, Tigris & Euphrates, Samurai, Circus Flohcati, Through the Desert, Excape, Ra, Lost Cities, Stephenson's Rocket, Schotten Totten, The Lord of the Rings, Taj Mahal, Nightmare Productions, Winner's Circle, Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation, Amun-Re, Blue Moon, Blue Moon Legends, Ingenious, Pickomino, Blue Moon City, Royal Visit, Whoowasit?, Keltis, FITS, Butterfly Garden, Qin, Age of War, The Quest for El Dorado, Yellow & Yangtze, Blue Lagoon, L.L.A.M.A., Babylonia, My City, Mille Fiori, Witchstone, Equinox, Whale Riders, Zoo Vadis, MLEM: Space Agency
Who is Dr. Reiner Knizia?
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What is Spirit Island?
This is the optimal strategy for Candyland.
There is no optimal strategy?
Other acceptable answers are: "Draw Cards?", "Don't Play?"
"It would be a more rewarding experience if this were a box full of pig **** that I had to eat. Good hand management system is completely ruined by a boring boring boring game. Dull leveling system, zero RPG elements, way too repetitive, and the stupidest LOS and AOE rules ever created. If you like this game, hats off to your caregivers, they must be saints."
What is Gloomhaven?
This 8 cost card from Dune Imperium is widely considered to be one of the strongest cards in the base game, as it lets you send an agent from anywhere to any board space, even if it is occupied.
What is Kwisatz Haderach?
The designer of Vinhos, The Gallerist, Lisboa, and On Mars.
Who is Vital Lacerda?
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This card from Catan is much better than the board game by the same name.
What is Monopoly?
"Hmm. Turning cubes into other cubes for four hours. "
What is Terraforming Mars?
This is arguably the strongest animal scoring card in Cascadia, if you pull off the wheel.
What is Hawk C? (Line of Sight Hawks)
The designer of Codenames, Galaxy Trucker, Space Alert, and Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
Who is Vlaada ChvΓ‘til?
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What is Race for the Galaxy?
This number in Sorry! is quite powerful as it lets you move backwards multiple spaces, making it so that your piece no longer needs to travel around the entire board.
What is 4?
"Not a fan. Pictures are weird and the game is just boring. Literally a pointless bunch of drawings in a box. Rabbit meeples are cool though."
What is Dixit?
These 4 birds are so powerful, Board Game Arena gives you an option to remove them, and they are limited at WSBG.
What are Killdeer, Franklin's Gull, Chihuahua Raven, and Common Raven?
The designer of Cubitos, Mystic Vale, Space Base, and Ready Set Bet.
Who is John D. Clair?
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What is Brass Birmingham?
This color property in standard Monopoly is the best due to its low development cost and location on the board.
What is orange?
"DIY kitchen backsplash the game? Seriously?"
"If you are fooled by the colorful pieces then you are an idiot "
What is Azul?
This is the number of the overpowered knowledge tile that is nerfed at WSBG and in later editions of Castles of Burgundy.
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The designer of Specter Ops, VOLT, Century: Spice Road, and Foundations of Rome.
Who is Emerson Matsuuchi?
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What is Seasons?
This continent is considered by many pros to be the best to claim early in a classic game of Risk, as it has a bonus-border ratio of 1.66, the second highest in the game.
What is North America?
"It's all fun and games until it becomes reality."
What is Pandemic?