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by ericdhepburn
12 February 2016, 18:15
Forum: Discussions
Topic: TTA update?
Replies: 17
Views: 8032

Re: TTA update?

another voice in support of the update! TTA is almost always at the top of the list of turn-based games being played & this update is a highly acclaimed for addressing some of the core balance issues with the earlier addition. You could even leave both versions functioning - if the concern is ba...
by ericdhepburn
20 November 2015, 19:50
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Lost Cities - Rankings & Play
Replies: 5
Views: 1944

Re: Lost Cities - Rankings & Play

Right, and the superimposition of a ranking system is an inherently meta-gameable extension of every game on BGA. So the ranking system, its development, evolution, and direction are outside the original scope of the real game. It is an ongoing-tournament or never-ending-tournament design problem wh...
by ericdhepburn
19 November 2015, 15:24
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Lost Cities - Rankings & Play
Replies: 5
Views: 1944

Re: Lost Cities - Rankings & Play

Yeah, I hear you on the rankings reset - probably not likely - would cause too much anger from the meta-gaming crowd. I think the best-of-X (where X is odd) levels the playing field to evaluate player strength better than the 'race to a set score', although that certainly has its merits. thanks for ...
by ericdhepburn
18 November 2015, 17:30
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Lost Cities - Rankings & Play
Replies: 5
Views: 1944

Re: Lost Cities - Rankings & Play

Really Great Implementation BTW!!
by ericdhepburn
18 November 2015, 16:19
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Lost Cities - Rankings & Play
Replies: 5
Views: 1944

Lost Cities - Rankings & Play

We all know that one of the great things about Lost Cities is its complexity - much of which is a function of luck and randomness - some of which can be compensated for by good strategy, and some of which can't. Due to the significant luck factor in the game, I think that the current system of ranki...

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