Patchwork: button math paralysis is eating my soul

@two_player_terry · 5mo · 1465 views

My partner and I love Patchwork but our games have started taking longer than Terraforming Mars because she wants to trace every future button income like she's doing taxes.

I don't want to be the jerk rushing her — I'm slower in heavier games — but Patchwork hits different when it's 45 minutes of silence and squinting.

Is there a clean house rule that keeps it snappy without wrecking fairness? We tried playing open information on the time track only and it helped a little.

Also side question: do you count opponent holes mentally or is that considered scouting in your relationship, lol.

5 Replies

@sarah_plays 5mo

Use a sand timer for piece selection if you must. harsh but fixes AP

@greg_the_grey 5mo

Patchwork rewards quick intuition. if you calc every line you lose the fun AND the game sometimes

@newbie_nora 5mo

is patchwork really that deep or is it just tetris with coins

@cardboard_queen 5mo

@newbie_nora yes and yes. thats the charm

@two_player_terry 5mo

@newbie_nora its tetris with accounting and marriage counseling