More than anything else I find it extremelly irritating. I experienced it in one of the games I played. Two people ganging up on the third is extremelly frustrating. I have not/avoided 3 player games since that game.

No to the second and third point. Yes to the first one. I agree with FiveThreeEight that not accumulating the armies should be automatic rather than decided by the starter.

I think the idea is a good one and it is much needed.

I don't think there is anything wrong in going for that one last nothing to lose suicide attack. In Game 646115 I lost all my territories except Utrecht. I piled all my troops on Utrecht and attacked duday53 and conquered Oost-Netherland and made inroads into Noord Netherland. By doing this I am in ...

Suggestion Idea: New Weighted Scoring System

Specifics:

Currently the scoring system is (loser's score / winner's score) * 20, up to a maximum of 100 points from each opponent. I propose a weighted scoring system. The formula will be
(Eliminated Order/Total Players)* (loser's score / winner ...

I'm a great fan of the book too. I got a few ideas. I'll pen them down properly a little later.