> From: "Jorge Arroyo" <trozo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > One last question: If a game needs to be played by two sides, each with one > color, but can be played with just 1 set by using 2 colors each, would it be > allowed in the competition? I'd say it should be because it's not an optimal > way of playing and can be confusing for beginners... what do you think? I don't understand your example, so I can't follow the reasoning. Do you mean "each player needs a full monochrome stash"? That wouldn't qualify at all. Do you mean "each player needs two matching stacks (e.g. two blue stacks)"? That is clearly a case of arbitrarily forcing colors--as you say (if I am reading right here) one could just as easily play it "blue and green stacks versus yellow and red stacks." Put it another way: what if the rule read "each player takes two stacks that aren't the same color as the other player's stacks"? Now it's even clearer that a given player's stacks needn't match--there's nothing mechanically significant about their colors at all (unlike Find The Green Mid). And, no, I do not think that's the least bit confusing, even for beginners, particularly if no other pieces are used. Again, repeat the mantra: "Will this game absolutely require a new Icehouse System adopter with one set to buy his or her second set?" If the answer is no, then the game doesn't qualify. HTH; David