Also, the dice don't use the standard numbering (The d6 is numbered 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4 or something close to that) so you get more consistent value from a given gear. That reduces the luck effect.
On Dec 30, 3:46 pm, Andrew Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Its been awhile since I played, but I don't think the luck factor is > huge. You roll the die every turn, as does everyone, and there are > enough rolls, as in Settlers, not that they "average out," but that if > you chose good rolling strategies you did better than those who were > overly-cautious or overly-optimistic. Its perhaps like Ogre in that. > You're making a series of bets, > > A series of particularly "lucky" rolls that give the win to someone > who was choosing his gear randomly is pretty unlikely, though he may > do well for a chunk of the game. > > Andrew > > On Dec 30, 1:28 pm, Adam Blinkinsop <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm working on a racing card game myself, and thought I'd pick up one > > of the classics for ... research purposes. I know that Formula Dé has > > dice for randomness, but I was wondering how often it really made the > > difference. > > > For example, I can't stand the new Mario Kart Wii because of the > > random item aspect that removes almost all skill from the game (blue > > shell alert). Can a good player expect to win at Formula Dé, or is it > > mostly up to the rolls? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/BGG_down?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
