Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.

From: bonar@gnumath.rutgers.edu (Doug Bonar)

Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1993 17:17:00 +0000

In article <srt.742146336@aerospace.aero.org> srt@aero.org (Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner) writes:

> Carl suggested having to transmit orders and reports to and from a
> main unit as a way to encourage empire building via vassals and to
> even the game out for newbies.
>
> I like Carl's ideas (he's too modest to mention that he's got a neat
> implementation of this in a new game he's implementing) but I don't
> think it really addresses the issue of making the game fair for an
> incoming newbie.  This game mechanism may mean that it is more
> difficult to build a big empire, but an incoming newbie player is
> still going to be at a big disadvantage to an established player with
> a strong (if small) empire.
>
> 					-- Scott T.

Well, delay from units being far away does sound neat.

But I still wonder why it is that newbies having a hard time competing
with established players is a problem.  It is awkward in the game
(maybe), but if I can't get a better position in the game than when I
started (ever!) I really don't see much reason to play.  If you want
newbies and established players to be on an even footing in playing,
it seems to me you are asking that a newbie be as far along on
achieving any goal as an established player can be.  So, why play?

Doug

References

Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.
pmf@astro.cf.ac.uk (Phillip Fayers)
Thu, 08 Jul 1993 11:28:46 +0000
Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.
bruno@cerberus.csd.uwm.edu (Bruno Wolff III)
Thu, 08 Jul 1993 15:01:42 +0000
Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.
srt@aero.org (Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner)
Thu, 08 Jul 1993 15:45:36 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.
pmf@astro.cf.ac.uk (Phillip Fayers)
Thu, 08 Jul 1993 11:28:46 +0000
Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.
bruno@cerberus.csd.uwm.edu (Bruno Wolff III)
Thu, 08 Jul 1993 15:01:42 +0000
Re: Ongoing Strategy Games.
srt@aero.org (Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner)
Thu, 08 Jul 1993 15:45:36 +0000