My opinion. The starting player gets to set the tone for the whole game and in a match up of relatively equal skill (I play the same person regularly) the starting player wins 75%+ of the time.
I know this is an old game now and nothing will change but I feel the second player should have started with some extra gold or something to offset this advantage.
I know this is an old game now and nothing will change but I feel the second player should have started with some extra gold or something to offset this advantage.