Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.

From: hh@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Bill Viggers)

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1993 06:29:09 +0000

In article <21sffh$2bn@growler.ccr-p.ida.org> desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins) writes:
>>	Investment in positions is minimal, so players feel
>>	little loss simply walking away from the game.
>
>This is basically accurate.  I think players should want to play the
>game because they enjoy playing it, not because they are blackmailed
>into doing so.
>

Then again, if something goes a little wrong you are better
	off restarting from scratch than keeping playing at your
	current poisition.  Personaly and IMHO I prefer a game that
	I can feel an 'attachment' to, rather than one where you can
	just wander in and out until you get a 'superier' position
	which is basically what you are advocating.

>>	The expert has little advantage over the new player.
>
>This is also basically accurate.  Games in which an experienced player
>has a big advantage over an inexperienced one, tend to be uninteresting
>because either you are inexperienced, in which case you get beat up, or
>you are experienced, in which case the inexperienced players don't
>provide a challenge.
>

Again I *Like* to discover the hidden complexities of a game.
	I think having a situation where new players ask older more
	experienced players for advice is a good one.  You get a feel
	for the history of the game to a certain extent.  Yeah, I know
	this is vague and wishy washy but then this whole thread has
	long since got down to personal likes and dislikes anyway.

While I have never played Duelmasters its evident from the
	posts to this group that they acticly encourage such information
	swaps through some sort of 'sponsorship' programme.

Bill.

References

Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Fri, 09 Jul 1993 03:35:06 +0000
Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.
skrenta@usl.com (Rich Skrenta)
Fri, 09 Jul 1993 12:30:28 +0000
Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Mon, 12 Jul 1993 19:53:21 +0000