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Re: [Icehouse] Martian Chess Tiebreaker?

  • FromCraig Forbes <cpforbes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • DateTue, 10 Nov 2009 11:38:33 -0600
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:31 AM, gyakusetsu <gyakusetsu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorry if I missed a discussion on this anywhere, but I am wondering if
> anybody has chosen a preferred way to break ties in Martian Chess? With more
> advanced players, it seems very easy to end in a tied game, where one cannot
> get an edge over the other without making a mistake.
>
> Have any of you resolved this with a house rule?

You could use the number of pieces captured as the tie breaker. This
lead to the question -- Is it better to win with more or less pieces
captured?

 -Craig

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