Juno

How Juno plays

Juno builds her economy first: settlements on ore and wheat, then cities as fast as she can. She keeps her hand under 8 cards so a 7 doesn't cost her, and she won't trade with whoever's ahead. She's the rival most likely to quietly overtake everyone in the last third of the game.

She mostly tells the truth

Juno bluffs less than anyone else. When she says she doesn't have something, she usually doesn't. That makes her a useful read on the table.

Her temper

Slow to anger, slow to forgive. Juno won't make a scene over one refused trade, but she remembers who robbed her, and she gets even with dry precision.

How to beat Juno

• Contest her ore. Her plan runs on mountains. A settlement or the robber on her best ore tile slows her down more than anything else.
• Don't sell her the last wheat. If she's asking for exactly 2 wheat, she probably holds the 3 ore for a city.
• Watch her score. Cities are worth 2 points each, so her count jumps fast. Rally the table before she's at 8.