So I'm kind of getting tired of the auto balanced euro games. Yes, these are magnificent designs but it often feels like there can be no wrong move and they game makes sure that you are all 1 VP away all game long.
I'm designing some homebrews to break out of that mold, and I was wondering which games people thought were remarkably balanced despite being apparently unbalanced with regards to setup, powers, etc. Or balanced in an innovative way besides the "you get 10 VP so now I get 7 VP" euro balance.
Please add games you think are balanced in interesting ways, have asymmetrical powers, etc. Anything that breaks the mold and still allows for interesting and fun gaming.
Wargames, euro games, anything is fair game!
Take you on any time, dude.
Take you on any time, dude.
Lets roll! Come on down, should have it soon!
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I note that there is a bidding option that allows the USA player to place more influence in set-up. That seems like a good solution to me, if matched players both perceive a USSR bias.
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Note that this data comes from timed games. People looking at the data have noticed USA seems to lose more often on time.
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Note that this data comes from timed games. People looking at the data have noticed USA seems to lose more often on time.
I don't know if this is quite a fair assessment. Many USSR games are early victories on points. There's quite extensive data on this now.
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Note that this data comes from timed games. People looking at the data have noticed USA seems to lose more often on time.
I don't know if this is quite a fair assessment. Many USSR games are early victories on points. There's quite extensive data on this now.
I don't see what part of the assessment isn't fair. USSR victories tend to come early, USA victories tend to come late. That's the way the game was designed. What does this have to do with the fact that the time limit in the above games clearly favored the USSR?
After taking the time limit into account, I'd say the true imbalance is 60-40 or even 55-45 in favor of the USSR among expert players. That's pretty darn good, and I feel that among non-experts the game is about as balanced as you can get. Theoretically Russia has an edge, but a Red leader who fails to make proper use of the USSR's early advantages can easily get creamed.
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Note that this data comes from timed games. People looking at the data have noticed USA seems to lose more often on time.
I don't know if this is quite a fair assessment. Many USSR games are early victories on points. There's quite extensive data on this now.
Precisely why a timed tournament is likely to produce a USSR bias. Early victories tend to be USSR victories.
Imagine the tournament timer stopped after half an hour. Any victories that had taken place in that time would almost certainly by USSR wins. The remaining games would go to the judges. But half an hour in most games have USSR winning...