Because you aren't thinking about the game right. Victory is elimination. Watch the other players like a hawk, keep an eye on everybody's score, and orchestrate a pile-on when somebody gets a visible lead.
Try playing some of these group games like Carcassonne or Splendor in a 1v1 format. 1v1 strips away the chaos and makes every victory a corresponding defeat, and teaches you the mechanics in their barest form.
Then you come back to a big 4-player table with a newfound grokking of the game.
Try playing some of these group games like Carcassonne or Splendor in a 1v1 format. 1v1 strips away the chaos and makes every victory a corresponding defeat, and teaches you the mechanics in their barest form.
Then you come back to a big 4-player table with a newfound grokking of the game.