Oscar R.

Our gaming group much prefers this:

When you build the Town Square, build the Helipad as though they were on opposite corners of a 4×4 grid, and then build your way toward it. Players are not allowed to build outside of this 4×4 grid, except for dead-end buildings which can go on the outside of Town Square. If you want, also allow tiles to go on the outside of the Helipad.

This way, players don’t depend on the randomization of the Helipad, and the players that are building their way on the completely opposite side of the board aren’t punished. This way everyone has a direct and clear goal.

This has happened to everybody: you draw the color you want from the 5 face-up cards, only to have a Wild show up in its place that you can’t pick up.

Instead, draw the top card from the deck. The Wild (if it’s there) would end up in your hand, and then you can still draw the color you want from the 5. Even if the Wild isn’t at the top, it’s still worth it if it was going to show up anyway.

Obviously, only use this if you don’t need 2 cards that are face-up already. 🙂