Patchwork and Cascadia are actually two of the better ones since you're at least fighting over the same tiles and animals. But I get what he meant. My buddy and I played Wingspan 12 times last winter and I swear half those games we barely looked up at each other. Here's my question though. When you sit down for one of these two player nights, how much of the game is actually reacting to what the other person does versus just working your own plan? Because if the answer is "not much," the Powell's guy might have a point, even if he said it like a jerk.

When you filed the corners down, did you go straight across or follow the original curve a bit? I've got two old wooden ones sitting in a bucket that I gave up on, and I'm wondering if the angle matters on a 156. Also curious if you sealed the raw wood after filing or just left it bare.