On Equal Score

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gal_gal
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Re: On Equal Score

Post by gal_gal »

My view is slight off, I do believe going second and winning by tie is acceptable, thought not optimal due to reason you mention of first pick being the hardest.
However what I deem extremely unfair in the case of winning by tie (which happens to my quite a bunch) is the following:

1. I get first pick,
2. opponent chooses first pick,
3. opponent wins by tie.

In this case my opponent gets an extra move on me! as being both first and putting the last tile. Now one can argue that this was him outplaying me, but it still seems unfair. My opinion on this particular situation is to end by actual tie, as is found in other games.
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Anders07
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Re: On Equal Score

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Hello LITS's specialists.

After nearly sixty games I still have the same feeling on something: I have the impression that vs a very good player does, it is (almost) impossible to win if this very good player plays second, except for an unlikely mistake on his part. What do you think? Wouldn't getting a BGA favor with a tie for a draw be? BGA is studying the question or should we be fatalistic on this side?
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RicardoRix
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Re: On Equal Score

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Anders07 wrote: 13 January 2022, 17:02 Hello LITS's specialists.

After nearly sixty games I still have the same feeling on something: I have the impression that vs a very good player does, it is (almost) impossible to win if this very good player plays second, except for an unlikely mistake on his part. What do you think? Wouldn't getting a BGA favor with a tie for a draw be? BGA is studying the question or should we be fatalistic on this side?
Isn't it just that you're playing against a better player?
The PI rule should negate any kind of 1st player / 2nd player advantage.
T72on1
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Re: On Equal Score

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Going first is a disadvantage in my opinion. How much depends on how much time you want to spend on that first move. And experience. Both combined can almost negate the disadvantage.
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The Luggage
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Re: On Equal Score

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Just my two pennies' worth, I fully support changing the current tiebreaker rule. Preferably, to 'whoever went first wins', or if not, just call it a draw. 'Last player to place a piece wins' is unfair and ill-suited to this game.
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