by KalKraken
I have two weeks before playing my first game, so I've been thinking about where to place the starting 12 coin stickers.My first question is (1) does the initial coin sticker placement have much of an impact on the play of future games? (AKA, am I wasting my time thinking about this?)
My other question is (2) given that I (a) hate Australia, and (b) want to encourage a game where holding continents is hard and players are immediately brought into a bitter struggle for resources; what would be a good starting coin placement?
I've been thinking along the lines of
*putting 1 coin in each territory with 5 or 6 borders
*making a resource belt from Central America, across Africa, across Asia, back to Alaska.
*putting 2 coins in each of Brazil, North Africa, East Africa, Middle East, Southern Europe, Russia
*Ringing the border of Europe with resources
Any opinions or insights from experienced players are welcome.