> > It's also worth noting that people don't minimax for the things that
>> games measure.
>
>OK then, I'll bite:
>
>"Tell us David, what do 'games measure'?"
Essentially, games measure capabilities or tendencies. They don't measure internal state: happiness, contentment, unease.
>"What do you suppose _does_ determine the way people organise things?"
Inertia and convenience come into play. The Malkioni way might not scale up efficiently, but it's what they had when there were a few thousand people at the Dawn.
-- David Dunham dunham_at_... Glorantha/HW/RQ page: http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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