Hadrian’s Wall wasn’t as daunting as I thought
I’m somewhat confident I didn’t make any rule mistakes (I was especially careful I didn’t accidentally fill out the upper left slots while my granaries weren’t built yet), but I also didn’t expect to win at 73 pts either.
The giant sheets of actions used to scare me a lot whenever I would see pictures of this game, but the rulebook explained each options carefully and it felt pretty straightforward. It was really fun (and funny) puzzling out how I can convert a piece of brick into a person.
I think what really helped me not get analysis paralysis was making myself go for the first strategy that came to mind instead of shooting for that first perfect game. I told myself it’s okay to make dumb moves for the sake of learning the rules because I can always optimize them later.
I look forward to more games, and I’m excited to try out the solo campaign eventually!