Re: [MISC] [OT] Bring and Battle

On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Nyrath the nearly wise wrote:

>	This can be a justification for the classic method
>	of scenario construction:
> 
>	Player A designs the scenario.
>	Player B gets to pick which side they play.
> 
>	( from the classic method of evenly dividing a
>	piece of pie, Sally divides it and Davy
>	gets first pick )

If it just were this easy. A slice of pie is much easier to eyeball than

a SG squad. 

It also kills the surprise factor and design fun. 

This is a fundamental problem with "bidding systems" too. They assume
that every bidder can make a fairly accurate value appraisal. In
reality,
the less experienced players just get screwed twice.

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