Strategy question single squares

[Ti D.]

Hi,

When you get the card with one square but a choice of all colours (I forget the name of the card) on option is to put a monster field on your own map.  I can see there will be times when it makes no difference whether it is a monster of some other colour, but is there ever a time when it is beneficial to place a monster?? 

[Carl]

Yes, there are a few occasions. The most obvious ones is if you want to use a single monster square to improve the score for Greengold Plains (it's still unusual since you usually have other color options as well). In the base game, it's the only possibility I think since you always have the choice of Green to not risk losing any points (both Red and Blue/Yellow can lose points with a few scoring cards).

[Jimmy V.]

I think Carl pointed out the only case it can be useful in the base game although I am not 100% sure it can actually happen( would need to think a bit more). I suppose the rules may be more useful/important with some expansions.

Also, monsters are a kind of terrain so it is consistent to be able to draw them when you can draw any terrain.

[Clive P.]

I can't think of any at present, but perhaps there will be expansions where it will become important. Either that, or the designers thought that excluding a single monster tile would be a case of Monsterism!

[Alex B.]

I never chose monster.  I had naively assumed that choosing the single square monster option allowed you to play it on your opponent's map, but I guess I was wrong!