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JRients, I was worng!

Started by Settembrini, April 13, 2008, 06:00:18 AM

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Settembrini

April 13, 2008, 06:00:18 AM
Well, at least partially. I made several comments in the days gone by on Puerto Rico being a flawed game.
I just found out we were playing two things in a  wrong way. With the actual rules, it´s a much better game with so much mor replayability.

The game still suffers from the high dependance on all players being of about equally skilled in the game, though.
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Callous

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April 13, 2008, 03:34:50 PM
Quote from: SettembriniThe game still suffers from the high dependance on all players being of about equally skilled in the game, though.

I'd rather a game be weighted towards skill than luck any day of the week though...  But I'm glad you gave the game another shot.  I think its a pretty good game.
 

Settembrini

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April 13, 2008, 05:39:42 PM
The problem is, that Puerto Rico is about "not letting the others win". If you have players of different skill levels, you could lose w/o ANY fault on your own part. Pretty frustrating, especially if it doesn´t come up in the end, but you understand the repercussion in the actual game.
F-r-u-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n!

The only alternative is puppetteering the inexperienced players, but that´s a no-no, no matter on what part of the equation I stand.
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity
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