Yokohama Strategy: Assistant Routes, Orders & Action Power
Editorial analysis: Yokohama rewards infrastructure that supports several future turns. A huge action is less valuable if it leaves your president stranded far from the next objective.
Build routes, not isolated piles
Spread assistants so your president can move through multiple useful districts. Concentrating everything in one area can produce a strong action but poor follow-up tempo.
Match action power to the reward threshold
Do not overcommit assistants when the next reward tier is already secured. Extra presence that does not improve the action is often better placed toward your next route.
Complete orders that recycle your economy
Orders are strongest when their rewards fund the goods, money or travel needed for the next contract rather than leaving you rich in a resource your plan cannot use.
Technology needs repeated use
Early technologies can repay across many turns. Late technology purchases should score directly or solve a specific efficiency problem.
Buildings should support recurring routes
A shop or trading house in a district you revisit several times is stronger than one placed only for immediate points or presence.
Achievements are timing races
When an achievement is nearly complete, count whether another player can claim or improve it first. Sometimes taking a slightly weaker action now preserves a large scoring swing.