The super powers are back and are once again in an arms race. Do you dare take on the challenge?
This will be a double elimination head-to-head tournament using a standard double elimination bracket. (Round 1 generated by Random.org based on the order in which you sign up.)
Number of players: 32 Map: Arms Race Game Type: Standard Play Order: Sequential Bonus Cards: Flat Rate Fortifications: Chained Fog of War: Yes Number of players per game: 2
The Cold War is back, who will win the arms race?
CURRENT SUPER POWERS Match Up (thanks to random.org):
22) Dzubson - ELIMINATED 10) White Moose - ELIMINATED
"It's an arms race between evolution and humanity, Mankind strives to build bigger and better "Idiot proof systems", whilst the universe keeps building bigger and better idiots, the universe appears to be winning..."
I felt like flat rate makes it a little more challenging.
Besides, the super powers never had everything handed to them for their arms race. Plus, the +50 when you hold the President/Premier + Launch Code + entire missle seemed like overkill if you happen to be at +30 or so with a book.
I've played a few rounds with the same setup and it's been interesting.
Actually, I wasn't implying that escalating would be a better choice. I've just always been wary of flat rate in 1v1s. At least with escalating, you know what your opponent will get. With flat rate, if player one cashes a mixed set in turn 3, and player 2 gets two pair and ends up cashing a red set in turn 5, game's basically over, unless the dice really get into the mix. Plus there's no real strategy to cashing, save to wait for a better set, as a given set will be worth exactly as much this turn as it will be after the other guy cashes.
I dunno. I'm not suggesting you change your tourney, but I've played loads of no cards games with all your other settings, and I've rather enjoyed them.
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