Map requiring least amount of luck?

by **mysticbell** on Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:54 pm

Halloween Hallows
Freestyle
Manual
Escalating Spoils
No Fog of War

by **jleonnn** on Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:38 am

Alright, thanks guys!

by **Augustus Maximus** on Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:10 pm

I don't think there are any maps where luck isn't a at least 25% of how the game turns out. I have seen far too many games where no matter how good the strategy is, another player's good luck completely undo it.

by **nebsmith** on Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:22 pm

8 player singles on Hive. auto, seq, fog, adj, not escalating.

by **Qwert** on Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:25 pm

supprised? wow these is another for QUESTION AND ANSWER ,or even maybe STRATEGY Forum?
Dillema where to move?

by **Wolffystyle** on Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:10 pm

nebsmith wrote:8 player singles on Hive. auto, seq, fog, adj, not escalating.

Sounds like an awful game!

Also with specific regards to spoils--> no spoils is the most luck-interdependent. Flat Rate is the most luck-affected, though one could make an argument for nukes. Heck, even with escalating games- you gotta hope for the right color card at the right moment or for the right play order.

Though the question was about maps wasn't it? I'm running tangential.

by **stahrgazer** on Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:19 pm

Commander62890 wrote:If two players are very good and both know the map well, then the main influences upon the game will be drop and dice.

However, if one player does not know a certain map (or setting) well, he or she is more liable to make a mistake.
This means that the player who wins will often have won due to superior strategy, not luck.

On small, simple maps, the person who wins will more often have won due to luck than on large, complex maps.

Even with an opponent making a mistake, you must have dice luck to take advantage of the mistake.

by **Joodoo** on Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:55 pm

nebsmith wrote:8 player singles on Hive. auto, seq, fog, adj, not escalating.

Even with escalating luck doesn't help/hinder much on that map.

by **Swimmerdude99** on Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:41 pm

Das Schlob in my opinion

by **Gillipig** on Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:47 am

1v1 on Hive is very little about luck! I hate that map though

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by **jammyjames** on Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:04 am

Gillipig wrote:1v1 on Hive is very little about luck! I hate that map though !

still involves quite a bit..

For instance i have had my initial deploy and lost it all trying to take a 3.. as a consequence i got screwed

by **White Moose** on Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:01 am

Waterloo all the way baby.

by **Gillipig** on Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:40 am

jammyjames wrote:
Gillipig wrote:1v1 on Hive is very little about luck! I hate that map though !

still involves quite a bit..

For instance i have had my initial deploy and lost it all trying to take a 3.. as a consequence i got screwed

Might be true, I haven't got much experience on the map but it's big as hell and has a territory bonus roof so it should be relatively luck free! One game setting I know requires very little luck is 3 player no spoils games on Imperium Romanum! It's all about how you play your opponents. I've won 66% of 100 something games with those settings and often with crappy dice! Knowing where to invest, when to break someones bonus, which regions are good and foresee the opponents moves is more vital than usual! Makes for great games as well!