From:	Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Re: On the other hand (was Re: Tourney Format Possibility???)
Date:	Wed, 4 Mar 1998 20:54:41 -0800

Phil Jaros wrote:

> Unfortunately, if you go only use total rep to determine the winner, you
> open the door for degenerate decks. As I have said before, it is alot
> easier to gain reputation, then to stop an opponent from gaining
> reputation. I think the idea of looking at a players win total and
> rep differential is the best way to determine the best overall player.

What kind of degeneracy are you expecting-? No matter what the case,
every game boils down to whoever has the most Reputation, wins; so
Media Chick, et al, are going to be in there; since winning means the
difference of an extra tournament point, you can bet there'll be
Cowards and Bad Reputations as well -- the difference between 10
Reputation is suddenlt that much greater.

At least, those are the two Reputation-oriented degeneracies I see; if
you had something else in mind, I'd like to know.

Kind of funny that people are talking about the possibility of using
X horde of cards to pop up from 70 Rep to 200+, when, rather obviously,
those cards are more likely to be used earlier in the game to get you to
cross the 75 mark.


-Matt

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