detlef wrote:eyeofdeath wrote:Attacker has the advantage. A very small one, but an advantage none the less.
This is true provided the attacker has enough armies so he can roll at least one more die than the defender.
That's the crux of the matter. The attacker throws one less die than the number of armies on a territory (capped at a maximum of three), the defender throws one die for each army on a territory (capped at a maximum of two).
If you're throwing one more dice than the defender, you have the advantage.
If you're throwing the same number of dice as the defender, the defender has the advantage.
If you're throwing fewer dice than the defender, you're committing suicide, or you're in such desperate straights that it's either succeed or die.