Idea to prevent random card throw-down tactic | Light Speed

Tom Swider

(tswider)

United States
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania

I saw in some posts that some players just toss their cards down with no thought, hedging on winning based upon pure number of cards down on the table.

One way that might prevent this from happening is that in a game with 3 or 4 players, the game stops when the second to last player finishes playing all cards. Random toss could still occur but I think this would penalize the first player for doing so enough to discourage the practice.

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 2:33 am
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Gary Pressler

(GaryP)

United States
West Lafayette
Indiana

Years ago, when first introducing this game, a certain friend decided this was a good tactic. He'd blitz through all his cards. However, after 2 or 3 four-player games of trying this, he finally conceded that it was a bad idea.

By playing out his cards so quickly, most of the ships on the table were his own. And since he had placed them more or less randomly, he was therefore most likely to hit his own ships. His score was negative in at least a couple games. It was worth trying, but it just didn't pay off.

We love the game because it is a tough balance of making snap decisions. Overthink it, and you won't have enough ships down to compete. Think too little, and you are likely to shoot yourself right in the Peacemaker.

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 3:13 am
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Todd

(bmwrider)

United States
Warren
Michigan

This was not a problem when we played.

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 6:41 am
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Freelance Police

(Sam and Max)

United States
Palo Alto
California

The original Tom Jolly rules had you play one card at a time, rather than real time. It's more strategic.

OT, But why the ***** is the representative image the Polish cover? The game was originally published in the states with a different "cover" completely!

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:04 am
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Russ Williams

(russ)

Poland
Wrocław
Dolny Śląsk

Sam and Max wrote:

OT, But why the ***** is the representative image the Polish cover? The game was originally published in the states with a different "cover" completely!

For the same reason that other games' representative image is also the most recent published version, not the original published version?

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:40 am
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Todd McCorkle

(kusinohki)

United States
Anderson
Indiana

GaryP wrote:

...likely to shoot yourself right in the Peacemaker.

My goal for the next month is to somehow work this quote into a conversation. laugh

Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 5:21 pm
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Gary Pressler

(GaryP)

United States
West Lafayette
Indiana

I knew you'd appreciate that one, Todd.

See you in a few weeks!

Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 6:16 pm
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