LOOK AT THE DJINN CARDS. Is there one you want? Try to find a Sacred Spaces tile with a white meeple on it. Move meeples to end there with a white meeple. Use the tiles power to turn the meeples in to claim your Djinn. HINT: The Djinn's that give 4VP at game end are VERY powerful for you.

LOOK AT THE RESOURCE ROW. Is there a good assortment of merchandise? Try to find a Large Market with green meeples on it. Move meeples to end there with another green meeple. Take merchandise cards for your green meeples AND pay $6 to take 2 more. HINT: Try to take Ivory, Jewels, or Gold if available.

LOOK OVER THE ENTIRE BOARD. Are there any tiles with only one color of meeple on it? Move meeples to end there and control it. Place your camel. BONUS: If you can do this with red meeples, you may be able to kill a lone meeple on a near-by tile and control it also. Place another camel. Playing 2 player? Have 2 turns in a row? Look for tiles with only 2 colors of meeples on it. Control it in 2 turns.