@Devonian.
- ok
- I agree completely. My doubts about the role of luck in balanced maps are only when also the players' skills are balanced. Mm. Yeah, not a big issue.
- uh, 28? I didn't noticed it. Thank you for the tip. Why does it look so large then? are there more non-SC territories? I should count them.
However, in the Duo I played (
gameID=2909), the last autumn we actually played was 1910 and the count was 14-11 for me. Then Spring 1911 was again good for me and at that point Gobble, wisely, gave up. The material and positional advantage I had was huge even for a good player like him. So I wonder how a player losing for 10 SCs to 18 could recover his situation. Or 11-17, or maybe even only 12-16. If he got to that point he shouldn't be that stronger. So, at first sight, this "19 to win" looks a pointless waste of time. Probably 16 or 17 would have been enough.
- Good points. However, something must make Duo less appealing than other maps. Probably, many little things are. I believe balancing doesn't help much.
- You make me curious. Can I know which are your "light" disagreements? :-)