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Husband and I completed our first 3.1 mega game this evening with all expansions. Took 3 hours and final score was:

Husband (red) 708 vs Me (pink) 672

We have lots of thoughts about each expansion. Here is our comprenshensive and totally objective review:-

Inns & Cathedrals (10/10) - as others have stated, feels like it should be part of the base game. All elements relevant and fit well.

Traders & Builders (9/10) - love the trading goods and PIG element. I like thr builder, but Husband is less keen.

Castles & Bridges (7/10) - worth it just for the Bridges. Everything else is garbage, but the bridges feels like such an integral part of the game that they justify the high score on their own.

Circus & Artists (6/10) - fun scoring mechanic with the big top, which fits nicely with the rest of the game. Trapeze artists and ring mistress feel a little surplus to requirement, but not actively bad.

Siege & Defence (6/10) - enjoy the big central tile and it can be a good way of pulling back pointless ot stuck meeplea.

Messenger & Mayor (5/10) - the messenger and the town hall tile are useful and impactful, but everything else just feels a bit fluffy.

Sheep & Shepherds (4/10) - cute little mini game, but really doesn't add much. Vineyards and geese so pointless they might as well not be part of it.

Dragon & Fairy (2/10) - just quite annoying honestly having your plans destroyed in a way that feels largely arbitrary.

Jousts & Crests (2/10) - adds a needless time limit, with minimal pay off. Spent far too much time focussing on this, with very little pay off.

Towers & Thieves (1/10) - feels oddly separate to the rest of the game, doesn't integrate, just a slapped on mini game.