👁️ Reading Opponents

Information is power—learn to read the table and react

🎭 Telegraphed Plays

Opponents reveal their strategies through visible actions. Learn these common tells:

🃏 Hoarding Cards

Signal: Player draws but doesn't play
They're assembling a combo. Expect a big turn soon with multiple card chains.
→ Save Sabotage for their combo turn

⚡ Burning Energy Fast

Signal: Playing many cheap cards early
Aggressive rush strategy. They're trying to build card count for Rally/Combo.
→ Don't panic; focus on your plan

💰 Energy Hoarding

Signal: High energy, few cards played
Holding expensive finishers or reactive Sabotage cards.
→ Bait out their reaction with medium threats

🔄 Multiple Draws

Signal: Playing Draw after Draw
Searching for specific combo pieces. Their current hand is incomplete.
→ Pressure now before they find pieces

⏸️ Long Pauses

Signal: Taking time on decisions
Complex decision = multiple viable options. They have choices.
→ Watch what they DON'T play—it reveals priorities

😤 Reactive Plays

Signal: Only playing after you do
Control strategy. They're waiting to counter your moves.
→ Force action with aggressive plays

⏱️ Counter-Play Timing

Knowing WHEN to use Sabotage is as important as having it. Target these moments:

Opponent Situation Sabotage Value Action
Just played Energize, hasn't spent energy HIGH VALUE Sabotage NOW—deny the energy payoff
Setting up Aura before big cards HIGH VALUE Counter the Aura, ruin their sequence
About to play Multiplier HIGHEST VALUE Multipliers are prime Sabotage targets!
Playing cheap filler cards LOW VALUE Wait—don't waste Sabotage on 2-point cards
Already used their combo LOW VALUE Too late—focus on your own score
Holding many cards (combo brewing) WAIT Hold Sabotage—bigger target coming

🎯 The 10-Point Rule

Only Sabotage plays worth 10+ points or plays that enable 10+ future points. Sabotaging a 3-point card wastes your disruption.

🪑 Table Position Awareness

Where you sit relative to threats matters. Adjust your attention accordingly.

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Player Before You

You can react to their play. Hold Sabotage if they're threatening.

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Player After You

They react to YOU. Don't telegraph your big plays.

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Current Leader

Everyone targets the leader. If you're ahead, play defensively.

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Trailing Player

Ignored by others = freedom to build. Use it!

Who to Watch

  • Legendary Chaos holders: Their ceiling is highest—watch for their power plays
  • Multiply-type Chaos: One big multiplier can flip the entire game
  • Players with full hands: Card advantage = combo potential
  • Silent accumulators: The player who hasn't done much is planning something

🎪 Player Archetypes

Recognize these common player patterns and adjust:

🦁 The Aggressor

  • • Plays fast, many cheap cards
  • • Prioritizes card count over quality
  • • Weak to targeted Sabotage on Rally
  • • Counter: Let them burn out, strike late

🐢 The Turtle

  • • Hoards cards, plays slowly
  • • Building toward one big turn
  • • Vulnerable to early pressure
  • • Counter: Force action, disrupt setup

🎰 The Gambler

  • • All-in on Multipliers
  • • High variance—either crushes or flops
  • • Extremely Sabotage-vulnerable
  • • Counter: Save disruption for their finisher

🎯 The Opportunist

  • • Adapts to table conditions
  • • Waits for others to act first
  • • Hard to predict
  • • Counter: Be unpredictable yourself

🔮 Prediction Checklist

Before each decision, run through this mental checklist:

  • What Chaos card type is each opponent running?
  • Who has the most cards in hand? (combo threat)
  • Who has unspent energy? (big play incoming)
  • Has anyone played Sabotage yet? (coast clear?)
  • What's the current score spread? (who to target?)
  • Is anyone telegraphing a specific strategy?