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    Catan Breakdown: Longest Road and Largest Army
    Alex Cates
    • Apr 2
    • 5 min

    Catan Breakdown: Longest Road and Largest Army

    Longest Road and Largest army represent 2 major bonuses in Settlers of Catan. But how valuable are they? Lets find out.
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    2021 Draft Strategy Recap: Snake Drafts
    Alex Cates
    • Mar 5
    • 6 min

    2021 Draft Strategy Recap: Snake Drafts

    With the fantasy season over, I am looking back at what snake draft strategies worked, and which did not for the 2021 Fantasy Football...
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    Board Game Breakdown: Catan Part 3: Build Timing
    Alex Cates
    • Feb 5
    • 6 min

    Board Game Breakdown: Catan Part 3: Build Timing

    Today, we dive into building in Catan, specifically the impact of build timing on your overall win percentage.
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    Championship Players 2021: What players won your league?
    Alex Cates
    • Jan 22
    • 5 min

    Championship Players 2021: What players won your league?

    With the Fantasy Season over, I look back at how drafting or rostering different players affected your odds of winning a championship.
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    Board Game Breakdown: Catan, Resource Value
    Alex Cates
    • Jan 1
    • 8 min

    Board Game Breakdown: Catan, Resource Value

    In today's post, we examine how the value of different resources changes both within and between games of Catan.
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    Board Game Breakdown: Settlers of Catan, the basics
    Alex Cates
    • Dec 4, 2021
    • 6 min

    Board Game Breakdown: Settlers of Catan, the basics

    Hello and welcome to a new series I am working on that I am calling Board Game Breakdown. The idea is simple, try to use data science to...
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    Luck vs Skill: How much does luck matter in season long fantasy football
    Alex Cates
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 6 min

    Luck vs Skill: How much does luck matter in season long fantasy football

    Note: Along with this month's post, I am excited to announce fantasyleaguereport.com. For the last year, I have been working on...
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    Weekly Leverage or Are All Fantasy Football Wins Created Equal
    Alex Cates
    • Oct 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    Weekly Leverage or Are All Fantasy Football Wins Created Equal

    In my last post, I looked at how a team's playoff odds change depending on their record at different points throughout the season. That...
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    Don't Panic! (at least not this week). Or your playoff odds given your record
    Alex Cates
    • Sep 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    Don't Panic! (at least not this week). Or your playoff odds given your record

    Everyone says don't panic, your fantasy football team can turn it around. but you should panic eventually. Here we determine when to panic.
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    The Effect of League Settings pt 2. Draft Strategy
    Alex Cates
    • Aug 21, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Effect of League Settings pt 2. Draft Strategy

    In 2 previous posts, I looked at what draft strategies worked in snake drafts for 2020 and how different league settings affect...
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