Thank you.

Dude, just about any teaching gig, whether voluntary or not, is tough.

Props.

A couple of observations:

1)The more games you play, the less luck matters (duh).

2) The longer the game, the less important "lucky" dice become. That is, dice are the first thing to average out to the proper odds. Because you roll them so often.

3) Cards, if you're playing with them, are ...

You're pushing the wrong button. Seriously. If you push the "Attack" button you're more or less guaranteed to lose at least 2 attacks, more likely 20-30, especially if you're trying to nail some poor bastard with 1 army left (and 5 cards) to your 25.

Always "Auto-Attack".

Really.

Obviously players missing turns is irritating. And I think that 3 missed turns may be high for "allowed" absenteeism.

Why do people miss turns?

There are cases where people sign up for games but then never play, largely rookie players.

There are cases where people miss turns for a valid ...

The trick to escalating games is board position. Rather than try and secure a continent, I like to have a couple of different countries spread around the board. That way I have more access to someone who has bad dice or overextends themselves. As soon as someone is weak enough, and has enough cards ...

Dice are but one element of chance involved in the game. Original starting position and cards received (both by you and the other players) also have a large effect on the outcome of a game. How many escalating games have been won or lost because someone got a set at the game's tipping point? The ...

I just came upon this threa, as I was googling something else, and I thought, "Hey, I just started playing there, maybe I should give my two cents."

It's actually not very difficult to find out whether the random number generator is, in fact, truly random (or, at the very least, drives the ...