FTA and 2(3) actions on first turn

[Kamikaze28]

(07-10-2012 11:21 PM)Cookie Wrote:  If you want to compare this metric for Outwitters, it is important only to include only fair match-ups, as in any mismatch the better player will "always" win and thus make it look like there is no FTA.

And that's the kicker. It will take some time for all active players to be evenly matched. Thank all those pick-up-and-drop players for slowing this process down.

I concur on the theoretical aspect, but there is one thing which hasn't been mentioned yet: moving first also has its risks. On more than one occasion, I was able to completely dismantle the first offensive of P1 and continue into a counter-attack which won me the game - especially on small maps.