
People get 2 armies per turn (so, territory adjustment -1), plus 1 for each pair of opposite sides (Up/Down, Left/Right, or Front/Back) controlled.
Symmetrical, yeah, but hard to get away from that at this size without unbalancing things. Besides, any serious deadlock would probably be inherently open to attack, and thus not a deadlock.
And, yes, tiny cube is tiny. That's the point.

So, your take on it, anyone?