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Let's hear the community's opinion on the skill vs luck debate. Name the reserves+reinforcement combination that allows the best talents to shine.
For the sake of this argument, let's limit the discussion to 5+ players, Massive, standard, singles; but feel free to point out whether it matters or not and why.
I start: Escalite and especially Escalate allow for snowball dynamics where you might take out opponents before they have a chance to play their turn. Therefore they tend to reward turn order (which is randomly assigned) more than Flat Rate.
I don't have a strong opinion about reinforcements, but intuitively the more restrictive they are, the more you are forced to consider in advance the consequences of your move, since you won't have an opportunity to back up in case of unexpected dynamics. In this sense, Unlimited Anywhere is 'easier' than, say, One Border or None.
All in all, I dare to say Escalate+Unlimited Anywhere has more of a luck factor to it than Flat Rate+None.
For the sake of this argument, let's limit the discussion to 5+ players, Massive, standard, singles; but feel free to point out whether it matters or not and why.
I start: Escalite and especially Escalate allow for snowball dynamics where you might take out opponents before they have a chance to play their turn. Therefore they tend to reward turn order (which is randomly assigned) more than Flat Rate.
I don't have a strong opinion about reinforcements, but intuitively the more restrictive they are, the more you are forced to consider in advance the consequences of your move, since you won't have an opportunity to back up in case of unexpected dynamics. In this sense, Unlimited Anywhere is 'easier' than, say, One Border or None.
All in all, I dare to say Escalate+Unlimited Anywhere has more of a luck factor to it than Flat Rate+None.