We’ve been playing a bit of the boardgame Carcassonne lately.  I found this article helpful in clarifying my thinking about the best tactics to use, and in particular to really think about what each move is really worth.

A lot of it seems to focus on making sure that you don’t let your spatial reasoning dominate, because it can be misleading.  There are also some interesting ideas about non-confrontational strategies which are as effective or more effective than direct confrontation.

I must say I still find the game a bit too random for my tastes, in that a lot can change from the placement of just one or two tiles which are essentially randomly drawn.  On the other hand, this is an excellent excuse for losing.