Escalating by 2's or 3's

[Blitzaholic]

I know other suggestions had been made in the past and I never seen any updates with these, however, could you seriously consider at least an option of escalating by 2's.

Meaning all get 3 armies to deploy to start out, then 1st set of cards cashed is 2, then 4, 6, 8, 10 or something like this? or start with 1st set 4, then 6, 8, 10?

[Blitzaholic]

well? what do players think?

[darth emperor]

also we can do like a round i mean for example:

4,6,8,10,12,15,4,6,8,10,12,15,4...

[Blitzaholic]

oh yeah, i see, hmm, well i know we need another option

[Blitzaholic]

i guess not many agree?

[ParadiceCity9]

give it time blitz (:
but ya i think alternative card settings would be nice. like maybe if you get a set its always 5 or something, i think thatd be kinda cool.

[Blitzaholic]

hmm, well, something needs to be for another option

[Blitzaholic]

give it time blitz (:
but ya i think alternative card settings would be nice. like maybe if you get a set its always 5 or something, i think thatd be kinda cool.

or 1st set could be 3, then 6, 9, 12, 15, etc

[rebelman]

I know other suggestions had been made in the past and I never seen any updates with these, however, could you seriously consider at least an option of escalating by 2's.

Meaning all get 3 armies to deploy to start out, then 1st set of cards cashed is 2, then 4, 6, 8, 10 or something like this? or start with 1st set 4, then 6, 8, 10?

i like this idea but i suspect many would oppose it as it will both lengthen esc. games in some ways make them more evenly balanced

maybe it would be an idea tol put up apoll to check out support for this idea ?

[amazzony]

Why?

AKA why is it needed?

[lozzini]

i just genrally like having more options... especially as the site grows

i like the idea of rolling sets like:

2,4,6,8,10,18,2,4,6,8,10,18,2

and the big jump would meen people playing really tactical to get the extra 8 armies

[Blitzaholic]

i just genrally like having more options... especially as the site grows

i like the idea of rolling sets like:

2,4,6,8,10,18,2,4,6,8,10,18,2

and the big jump would meen people playing really tactical to get the extra 8 armies

me 2, just another option, but i think after 10, you mean 12, not 18

[lozzini]

read the bottom bit about how the big differance of 8 armies

[Blitzaholic]

give it time blitz (:
but ya i think alternative card settings would be nice. like maybe if you get a set its always 5 or something, i think thatd be kinda cool.

been a week, how much longer does one wait

[wrightfan123]

I would definitely play this. I like long games that never end until someone gets a(n) (un)lucky break. I tend to shy away from escalating games because one guy can win the entire thing by eliminating someone, mid-turning, eliminating someone else, mid-turning, and so on. Then again, I've done it a couple times myself . But yes, this would be a good option for guys like me who like Escalating games except for the fact that one can be over after one really lucky turn.

-W123

[Blitzaholic]

i think it another option that is good for the game

if 1st set is 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60 etc

it should end, it is a game less then escalating, but more than flat rate, something in between those 2 kinda

or go by 2's instead, 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40 etc

[4V4T4R]

i like the cycling idea, i actually just thought of posting it, then saw this.
i think escalating games can sometimes get out of control, and it simply becomes
a race to get cards. having the value periodically reset would add an interesting twist

[zimmah]

i like the escalating cards as it is however they migh ADD an option instead of changing the current one, like 'cummulative' which actually 'adds up' the cards that have been played out.

like first one (player 1) to play out has 3 green crads (6 bonus armies) and ownes 1 of those countires giving him 2 bonus armies on that country like normally.

the second player then turns in a mixed set (+10 armies) and gets the 6 of the previous set added to it (so making it a +16 set) (note the extra 2 will not be counted towards this set)

the 3rd to turn in his cards will have then add his card value up to the +16 of the previous set, and so on..


adding a cycling idea as stated above is also a good idea

[SirSebstar]

To me the greatest appeal of escalating is the fact that it really steps up the game after a few cashins. It tends to pretty much end the stlemate that can arise in other circumstances

[Blitzaholic]

agreed, but wouldnt it be nice to have another option?

[AAFitz]

Ive played escalating +1, and its actually pretty funny... it progresses slower, but the sets still get huge, so it adds a little bit of everything into it... and lets them last a few rounds longer

[ParadiceCity9]

Why?

AKA why is it needed?

because it's potentially more fun. I still like my idea of having the same value of each set throughout the game.

[mitchmitch11]

Sounds great to me

[Blitzaholic]

i like the cycling idea, i actually just thought of posting it, then saw this.
i think escalating games can sometimes get out of control, and it simply becomes
a race to get cards. having the value periodically reset would add an interesting twist

cycling idea up to how much? 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20, back to 2 and start over? or what?

[4V4T4R]

i like the cycling idea, i actually just thought of posting it, then saw this.
i think escalating games can sometimes get out of control, and it simply becomes
a race to get cards. having the value periodically reset would add an interesting twist

cycling idea up to how much? 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20, back to 2 and start over? or what?

whatever people agree on