As much as their flavours change from set to set, archetypes are all based on immutable macro-synergies - themselves anchored in the rules of the game, and more specifically in the management of the resources. The theory behind that is explained in one of the most famous article about the game, Innovations – The Theory of Everything by Patrick Chapin, but as well quite nicely summed up by PVDDR in his article PV’s Playhouse – The Core Resources. Additional thoughts from PVDDR, Mike Flores and others on this subject are provided in the Resources section of the Commented Bibliography. This content supports the case of the section about archetypes and macro-synergies of What's the Pick? - where more context and explanation are provided.
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