RAH rules V: Attack of the Ferrets

[rah]

There's still plenty left to explore. Like using hutfinder just to find out that 75% of the possible huts are in water, and 75% of the possible specials are fish or coal.

[War4ever]

oh boy, thats fun.....i know hutfinder doesn't tell you what the hut or specials will be , but IMO, it ruins some of the fun....

but its easier on us old guys

[rah]

And it does speed up the game. Which is the main reason I tolerate it.

[War4ever]

but does it really....if you have your graphs out, you can just go OH>.... its this one....hutfinder slows the game b/c some peeps take too long while examining every farking hut and or special pattern around them for the next 500 years

[rah]

It may slow down that first turn you find a hut, but after that it saves lots of time. As long as you just look during others turns.

[War4ever]

i guess its b/c we all get our first hut at different times...and when your trashed....even the hutfinder appears hazy

[rah]

Unless I've been playing golf prior, I'm usually not that trashed when the game starts, Unless it's the late game

[War4ever]

Luke i am your father..........

i have to listen to it, i think i know best

[SlowThinker]

Originally posted by rah
If someone else wants to blackclick all night, that's his problem.

But if you don't know if the opponent does it or not then you cannot estimate time when he could be able find you.

There are many ways to locate enemy cities, black clicking is the most boring.

near to city 'XXX' in city window
bribe cost for capital
What else?

Originally posted by War4ever
i know hutfinder doesn't tell you what the hut or specials will be , but IMO, it ruins some of the fun

I agree that the best situation is to be a newbie. But some fun is ruined (also without the hutfinder) after you find out there are some patterns. More you know these pattern, more of fun is out. Theoretically, after lot of studying you can understand patterns perfectly so that you need no Hutfinder.

[rah]

yep.

But back to the black clicking, In general, would you say that you don't use it much? I'm trying to show that it isn't a big deal because we all don't use it much.

Rich

[SlowThinker]

Originally posted by rah
I'm trying to show that it isn't a big deal because we all don't use it much.

But if you say in your rules that it is allowed then I am prepared to think that everybody does it and that in 3900BC everybody knows where I am. And I would adapt my strategy to this.

Although it is not used frequently with rah rules I never know the moment when my opponent uses it and knows about my city.

[War4ever]

if you come with a warrior from the west, its safe to assume your northwest or south west....

usually were to busy micromanaging to black click...

only eyes knows where your capital is right off the bat......

[rah]

Due to his friend "skill"

and no, we won't know where you cap is in 3900, (unless you start 8 squares away from where I start)

[War4ever]

Originally posted by rah
Due to his friend "skill"

and no, we won't know where you cap is in 3900, (unless you start 8 squares away from where I start)

damm i hate that in a three man......what a waste..always two guys fighting over good resources too

[rah]

It can be worse in a four man when three are tight and the fourth gets a free ride.