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by **Frogmanx82** on Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:43 am

DESCRIPTION

Simple, the first player in any game can deploy but not attack.

REASON TO DO THIS

This would be like going last, but at least you have more troops on the board. Any way you look at it, this minimizes the advantage of deploying first, or takes the sting out of attacking last, especially in two player games. Is it a disadvantage going first with this rule? Maybe, but its way better than attacking last without extra troops on the board. Since turn order is random anyway I just can't see how this wouldn't create a more equitable start.

Sorry if this has been suggested before. Didn't see it in the reject pile.

by **patrickaa317** on Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:33 pm

I think this is fairly intriguing. It'd definitely shake things up; I'd have to play it a couple times this way to truly derive an opinion but it definitely seems that it would balance things out a little.

by **nicestash** on Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:46 pm

I agree, this sounds like a smart suggestion.

by **jsnyder748** on Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:24 pm

wow, that would be....very fair. You would have to make it a game type I think....it would be popular with team games, which I assume is the purpose.

by **nicestash** on Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:11 pm

jsnyder748 wrote:wow, that would be....very fair. You would have to make it a game type I think....it would be popular with team games, which I assume is the purpose.

Actually, I don't see why this would need to be a game type. You could complain about the waste of time, but it really wouldn't be that big of a deal.

by **Just_essence** on Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:20 pm

I think the "each player, for their first turn, gets the same amount of deployed troops no matter their territories" suggestion is more preferable.

by **Fulch** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:46 am

This would be a welcomed addition--as jsnyder said--a game type option--first turn deploy only. I have stopped playing 1v1 games because the first turn is way too much of an advantage. Sometimes the game is essentially over after the first move. This levels it somewhat.