Note that computer opponents will refuse to trade with anyone if that individual has 8 or 9 points (on a 10 point game).A play-style focused around Development Cards is a lot riskier than typical expansion and city-building, but when all 3 AI do it, there's an increased chance one of them will be successful (and thus you, the human player, will lose). As a result, expect a lot more Robbers being moved as the AI will place Knight Cards like there's no more tomorrow. The computer also focuses a lot more on Development cards than the average human player.It's also not uncommon for them to refuse to trade when doing so would clearly be in their best interest, and would even benefit them more than you. Gang Up on the Human: Very badly in the first computer game, to the point that all of your opponents will sometimes simultaneously refuse to trade with you when you haven't even had time to make an offer.Fourth-Wall Observer: Magistrate William, author of the famous treatise "The World as a Buildup Strategy Game", which proposes that reality is nothing more than a bunch of hexes, cards and dice.Even the robber was made into three characters with their own comics.
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