> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 23:36:42 +0200
> From: Nils Weinander <nils_w_at_...>
> Subject: Re: AP bids from natural sources
>
> > >In extended contests against natural phenomena, what Ap does the natural
> > >phenomena
> > >bid? Example: in crossing the barrier to the other side, it's decided that an
> > >extended contest is aprrpriate, the player bids as normal, but when it
> > >comes to
> > >the barrier's turn what does it bid? I'm thinking at the moment of the defualt
> > >bid (3+3xno. of masteries), which wont change throughout the contest. Any
> > >other
> > >suggestions?
>
> Many such contests feel rather contrived as extended contests.
> I would prefer to run them as simple contests, or a series
> of simple contests. For the mountain climb example one could
> define a number of "stations" with a simple contest at each,
> and a carryover from previous stations.
I have to agree here. This is how we run it in our game. The extended contests just don't feel
right in this instance.
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Wesley Quadros
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