... part ... game, ... it ... I have always thought spending 3 hours playing a game that obviously wasn't balanced but the other people were too stupid to...
All of us have had that sinking feeling, while playing purple, that despite the clever and optimal way your have brought on your romans and advanced to the...
... I assume that this question is being raised in the context of the discussion about bidding. Comparisons have been made between Chess and Britannia, I think...
Playing games is about making choices. Games that offer challenging, interesting choices usually attract a following. Letting the players bid for color gives...
... The Romans don't need 20 for the 2P game where submission is forced. I just tried one, and despite some bad luck for the Romans, it seems to be too many. ...
Give the players another choice; like this: "Players allocate colours by any mutually agreeable method." chx -- "Quantify quality, qualify quantity." [Portions...
... YES! We often forgot about her anyway... chx -- "Quantify quality, qualify quantity." [Portions of this message have been subliminally enhanced]...
... My mistake. I believe it was suggested at some point to change the scoring of all pre-Roman nations so they score 1 per army and 3 per fort, but I forgot...
... That sounds like a fine idea. You could add a few suggestions as in "such as random draw or by bidding VP that are subtracted from the final score", but...
... There is certainly an element of luck, and you especially feel it in terms of sixes against Romans or against hilanders, as the chance of getting more than...
... colours ... in ... If the bidding idea is to be excluded from the rules Torben's suggestion would be good to at least broach the subject. The bidding...
... that despite the clever and optimal way your have brought on your romans and advanced to the points scoring areas while taking out your opponents on the...
... Actually, I was thinking of a game of Modern Art! -- "Quantify quality, qualify quantity." [Portions of this message have been subliminally enhanced]...
I haven't been able to play more of the two-player today (I was playing D&D), but I did yesterday. Yes, 20 armies seems to be too much. I ran everyone out of...
Players I mix with often have a simplistic view of odds. ie when one army moves to fight another single army "mano a mano" this is generally viewed as a 50/50...
... Sometimes, before a major battle (such as William against Harold), I calculate exact odds of every outcome (assuming battle to the death). I usually do...
I think the answer is the same for Av hill/webc/brit II, so here's the question. Powys has been taken and retaken by the romans, so contains a roman army, but...
... Strictly speaking, it is legal for GG/AH versions of the game. Although many players accept a clarification that a nation may not submit during its own...
... I've played quite a few RPGs over the years. In my experience the game system doesn't matter much in a good RPG, because it disappears into the background...
... I have always played that submission any time is legal, but that the person whose turn it is must always be the one to vacate areas where the submitted...
Yes , it does beg the question about what would happen if a fort were present. It does sound like you have been playing an agreed convention rather than black...
... Due to known averages, variances and superstitions, some colours may be perceived as being more 'risky' than others. The player's 'risk psychology' will...
... As others have said, submission in WEBC is only during the Roman/Angle turn. The GG or AH rules do not specify this, so you can argue that other nations...
... Luke Taper's question... Torben's answer... ... possibilities ... the ... out, ... out. ... Good question and good answer. Torben is quite right about...
... may ... some ... Red ... be a ... That player is free not to bid for Red if they don't want to. They then allow the other players (who have balls) to take...
... Because bidding adds an unknown, and potentially highly variable, component to the VPCs, whereas direct changes to the VPCs are known to all players and...
Yes all games of britannia should be played for money. Luke ... From: "<chx&nch>" <ncdc@...> To: <eurobrit@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 07,...
... of ... They ... VPCs ... known ... Mon petit choux-fleur, yes bidding can be variable, but generally players who bid too high will get caned. No one is...
