Pax pamir

Hi all,

So I think I’m play pax pamir wrong but I don’t know. I barely ever do all 4 dominance checks. They usually cancel each other out and I only play 2. Also, we never change alliances not sure why. I’m confused on some of the mechanics how do you get influence? It just feels like I’m missing something. Plus the big one it is not fun at all and I typically like everything.

I read the rule a bunch of times and watched videos but I feel like we are still playing it wrong.

Please any tip or tricks or strategies would be most appreciated.