I'm enjoying this new game, but the scoring seems odd as it produces very low scores close to zero all the time.
For example:
Game 1 Alice wins, Bob has 3 spaces left. Alice scores +2, Bob scores -3
Game 2 Bob wins, Alice has 2 spaces left. Alice scores -2, Bob scores +2
Match result: Alice wins by 0 to -1
It would be mathematically the same but much easier to say "you score 1 point for each clover covered, plus a bonus 2 if you win."
For example:
Game 1 Alice wins by covering all 16 spaces, Bob has 3 spaces left ie he covered 13. Alice scores 18, Bob scores 13
Game 2 Bob wins, Alice has 2 spaces left. Alice scores 14, Bob scores 18
Match result: Alice wins by 32 points to 31
Still a 1 point victory but now the scores are a bit easier to process?
For example:
Game 1 Alice wins, Bob has 3 spaces left. Alice scores +2, Bob scores -3
Game 2 Bob wins, Alice has 2 spaces left. Alice scores -2, Bob scores +2
Match result: Alice wins by 0 to -1
It would be mathematically the same but much easier to say "you score 1 point for each clover covered, plus a bonus 2 if you win."
For example:
Game 1 Alice wins by covering all 16 spaces, Bob has 3 spaces left ie he covered 13. Alice scores 18, Bob scores 13
Game 2 Bob wins, Alice has 2 spaces left. Alice scores 14, Bob scores 18
Match result: Alice wins by 32 points to 31
Still a 1 point victory but now the scores are a bit easier to process?