Is there a FTA?

[Joggies]

OF422's commentary is bang on. One slight difference in view and a couple of further thoughts:

- I would moderate the point made under STA #2. Your knowledge of P1s probable move often depends on you making a move that increases your visibility. You oftent won't have that info until you've committed to your making or moving a unit. But the point made by OF422 is still right and well made.
- P1 still has a fractional net wit advantage even after the readjustment of P2 to 8 wits. The difference is more significant on maps with multiple witpoints per player.
- The economics of 2v2 are still way out of whack. It can and should be fixed simply by giving P2 an extra wit and P4 an extra 2 wits. The team going first can usually ram home its advantage even against a similarly skilled team.

The overall balance between FTA and STA is such that it should make no difference for the vast, vast majority of players. In my view, between extremely skilled players P1 is likely to have the advantage in almost all scenarios. Most scenarios favour the team with the better wit value or sometimes the higher unit count. P1 leads in both these areas. The cases were STA's advantages are more valuable than these two combined are exceptional circumstances.