Scrambling to the Top

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Thank you so much for this project. I felt the game was getting very stale at the ST level with so many Adorables. The other teams may have potential, but we would never know if everyone just kept assuming Adorables were the best instead of trying to make other teams work (though let's not jump the gun as you haven't gotten to the top yet).

(05-20-2013 05:47 AM)Alvendor Wrote:  So this costs us 16 wits but we gain a 1 hp soldier worth 2 wits so total cost 14.

Opponent loose: 4hp soldier and boosted bombshell - 15
It also costs opponent one wit to kill our 4 hp soldier so a total of 16 wits.

So in a perfect exchange we can gain 2 wits by trading a scrambler for a bombshell.

I agree with your general premise that Feedback vs Scallywags revolves around gambling and is something that I dislike about the matchup. However, I would like to point out that you do gain a little more than 2 wits as the cost of moving a soldier up to the position of the scrambled soldier likely makes the scrambled soldier worth more on the order of 4 or 5 wits while the lost scrambled soldier probably cost your opponent 4 or 5 wits. If you factor in movement costs it's actually usually quite a good exchange for the Feedback player on a successful scramble, BUT in order to get your scrambler in position to pull this off, you usually have to put your scrambler in a place where the Scallywag player could kill it on the turn prior to your attack.

So as you said, SvF is all about high stakes gambling. If the Scallywag player suspects you have a scrambler in range to attack them next turn and chooses to attack first, they can kill the scrambler if they are correct. This is a huge payout for them. However, if you are bluffing or they simply misread you and you actually have your scrambler slightly out of range as a trap, then when the scallywag player attacks and barely can't reach your scrambler, you get the huge payout instead (a relatively safe scramble and the subsequent momentum).

(05-22-2013 01:00 AM)GreatGonzales Wrote:  Here's a crazy idea. What if everyone agrees to start playing feedback in league. Just for shiggles.

That would defeat the purpose though =P We do need some top Adorable players. I would like to see some high level players attempting this climb with Veggienauts though.