Forum Overview :: Reviews :: Re: Settlers counter rebuttal

[quote name="Choson"][quote name="FABIO"]YES there are other ways to score points, but a lack of resources is a lack of resources, and once an opponent's road cuts yours off and isolates you then you're screwed. Ports? A tool for the already rich players that just happen to be short of one resource and can afford to trade in at a 3:1 exchange rate. There's no way someone who's behind is going to catch up like that.[/quote] I seem to recall that there were 2:1 ports, and if you were smart and built your early settlements appropriately, you could load up on any old resource you wanted. Whenever there WAS a resource shortage, it was more about who'd figure a way to route around it and/or using the scarcity of the resource as a bartering chip for future favours. Maybe your friends are just idiots?[/quote]