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¿Question #5117?
puffinge: In Through the Desert, how important is it to score some points by closing off an area or two?

Hashtag_Hey_Bro: I’m through with the desert
MartinWin: It's only important if the area is at least 10 points. Otherwise it's not profitable.
BigO518: No idea never played the game.
Spirit of 70: I don't know, I've never played.
skrutsch: very
Great Dane: Depends upon who you are playing against
Woelf: It's about as important as farming in Carcassone. The one game I've played of TtD, I won because I had more area closed off than everyone else.
jessitron: I don't know.
Randy Cox: I don't recall.
smittenkitten: In the games that I've played - extremely important. If not - you want to at least prevent someone from scoring points that way (especially true in 2 players)
Polgara: very
ChelseaSquare: In my experience, you can't win unless you score some points through all channels. You can't give up all the area points to another player.
diehard4life: Not at all. What's Through the Desert?
DHEK: I dunno. I've only played this game once and lost horribly to the other 4 players.
bigbadsteve: it never seems to matter whenever i have played it
the_plumster: Do you really plan to carry around a giant gate everywhere you go?
aleo09: never played
onky: Dunno.
2amp: never played
cad614: I don't know.
Helenoftroy: the camels, the camels are the only thing important in this game. jk
janiera: Very
falloutfan: When playing with people of near equal skill, I'd say critical.
BakeliteTM: Very important
SatanicEssence: I have no idea, I always lose.
mlanza: Mildly important
mrspank: Fairly important.
bekudno: It can be effective just to use as a threat, even if you don't end up getting to close it.
bobthemundane: Very
djlg: 7.314159
puffinge: I think it's deceptive. While you are busy doing this (and maybe succeeding) others are picking up more points in other ways.
ssmooth: I think it's the surest path to victory. Really what you want is one deceptively large area that the other players don't realize is creeping up on them until too late.
MochaKimono: You gotta get an oasis, man.
CortexBomb: Fairly important but not strictly necessary as long as you can prevent the other players from closing areas as well
scriptorum: I don't know, I'll get back to you.
heli: yes
chaddyboy_2000: Not very.
CDRodeffer: Are you playing to win? Then it's important.
skelebone: It is pretty important, especially if you couple the area enclosure with high count in a color.
Lord_Prussian: Haven't played in a long time, but as I recall, it's fairly important.
jttm: Very. But its more important to not have a palm tree fall down and kill a camel.
Spielfreak: It's usually the difference-maker in the game.