Winning without Eagle.

Forum rules
Please DO NOT POST BUGS on this forum. Please report (and vote) bugs on : https://boardgamearena.com/bugs
Post Reply
User avatar
Traconis
Posts: 9
Joined: 12 February 2024, 13:58

Winning without Eagle.

Post by Traconis »

Analyzing stats for this game (no API yet so manual labour :)) it looks like majority of winnings games are due to Determination or Sun Bear (which ends up the same as people rarely use other than Association action as an extra one).
One may say "but high skilled players somehow got that high rating, they can't win the same all the time!". Well it turns out they can :). Is it possible that the additional stat about extra action usage from animals or map is added, please? I understand it is apart of this game as a matter of giving weaker players (like me) a chance of winning, but unlike chess it would help a lot knowing that the 500 elonplayer win 300 won games, did it because 230 were won thanks to extra action something their opponent couldn do :).
User avatar
goldlicht
Posts: 23
Joined: 07 November 2012, 02:02

Re: Winning without Eagle.

Post by goldlicht »

Nobody gets the extra action for the last round in 50% of their games, you can increase the odds, but that's all.
User avatar
Chivvy
Posts: 30
Joined: 13 December 2020, 05:37

Re: Winning without Eagle.

Post by Chivvy »

This would mean a lot more if you actually posted your data collection. Even if they are only partial, like over 50 games or whatever it is. Or at least tell us what games you are analyising and what method you are using.

I'd like to see what the average margin of victory is in your results and average number of points scored on an extra action. And see if they actually needed those extra points to win or it was just extra. Many games are over well before the final turn.

I have a feeling once you control all the game where a person has won regardless of the extra action, well it wont look nearly so bad.
Post Reply

Return to “Ark Nova”