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Title: Why is there no tie breaker?
Post by: Haplo on 23/03/21, 10:00pm
Tie breakers. All complex board games have them. Why doesn't this one? A tied game is the bane of every true strategist. Many consider a loss better than a draw. There are so many options here.
Title: Re: Why is there no tie breaker?
Post by: Mike A. on 24/03/21, 11:54am
There are many excellent games that don't have tie breakers. I've never played the game in question, but many games are more satisfying with ties than declaring a winner due to some arbitrary rule. I look at it this way, if I can't clearly and obviously defeat an opponent, I don't deserve a win.
Title: Re: Why is there no tie breaker?
Post by: Xyon M. on 24/03/21, 12:51pm
Cartographers has a tie breaker, but they didn't include it.

From the rulebook (via BGG):
"In the event of a tie, the tied player who lost the least reputation stars to monster terrain across all four seasons is the winner. If there is a further tie, all tied players share the victory."
Title: Re: Why is there no tie breaker?
Post by: Jimmy V. on 25/03/21, 11:14am
Yes. That was an oversight. We never looked at the tie-breaker for Cartographers.

We can't really change it now.

As this tie-breaker is not really something you can take into account much during the game, it is not a big deal.
Title: Re: Why is there no tie breaker?
Post by: Huggable T. on 29/03/21, 01:17pm
I like a draw !!!!  It means both have played well and have that knowledge that you were not beaten. (especially if you have played a higher rank opponent)  I mean I enjoy Carto,  win or lose but when you lose by a point - you think of all those times that you could have played a piece differently and want to screech!! ROFL