Suggestion: Flat deployment for all players in round 1
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:32 pmWe all know that luck is a big part of the game, but if a game can be made fairer, I'm sure all players would appreciate it.
As we know, a continent bonus for one player who starts with 12+ territories can allow him to cut his opponent's bonus to 3 and virtually decide the game before his opponent even gets a chance to play.
While a random drop can give one player an advantage, it shouldn't decide a game.
What I'm proposing is that all players deploy the same amount in round 1 based on the number of territories they start the game with. In other words, starting with a continent bonus won't give them a huge leg up, as they won't receive extra troops to deploy, and being attacked by opponents prior to their first turn won't start players off with a huge disadvantage, as they will have a chance to answer the attacks with the same force with which they were attacked.
As we know, a continent bonus for one player who starts with 12+ territories can allow him to cut his opponent's bonus to 3 and virtually decide the game before his opponent even gets a chance to play.
While a random drop can give one player an advantage, it shouldn't decide a game.
What I'm proposing is that all players deploy the same amount in round 1 based on the number of territories they start the game with. In other words, starting with a continent bonus won't give them a huge leg up, as they won't receive extra troops to deploy, and being attacked by opponents prior to their first turn won't start players off with a huge disadvantage, as they will have a chance to answer the attacks with the same force with which they were attacked.