Re: [GZG] Walkers in 15mm

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n Brewer wrote:
> Speaking of the Heavy Gear universe, I remember the Heavy Gear CGI 
> cartoon.  There was an episode where there was a match with 3 rounds -

> the first 2 rounds were worth 25 points each - the villians won both 
> rounds - things look hopeless. 
>
> Then we find out that the final round is worth FIFTY-FIVE [55] 
> POINTS!!  Making the first 2 rounds POINTLESS!!  DO THE MATH!!  The 
> heroes won the final round & the match, but JESUS!!...
Was there any side betting? That sounds like a set-up for a lot of 
gambling: "We'll have 3 rounds, but we'll make it so someone who loses 
the first two can still win; there'll be enough idiots out there who'll 
try and recoup their losses by backing the loser a third time..."

It kinda reminds me of the climax of one of the Xanth books, in which 
the hero invents a game to demonstrate a strategy which allows a player 
who co-operates to defeat one who tries to beat his opponent and win by 
himself. Again, the numbers are stacked for the purposes of the
"lesson",

Phil