tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213548627438921801.post1893685665554467601..comments2024-02-12T11:27:51.026+01:00Comments on BattReps: BattleSworn soloAleksandar Šaranachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406676973370262613noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213548627438921801.post-52285045366080103132016-03-31T04:35:17.135+02:002016-03-31T04:35:17.135+02:00Thanks for the review & trying it out.
The so...Thanks for the review & trying it out.<br /><br />The solo bidding system (for initiative) is meant to make the AI try to win the bids towards the end of the game, though over the course of 10 rounds, it should throw up a bit of variation with some surprise.<br /><br />It sounds like there was a lot of low bidding in your game, probably with lots of ties bids at the end where both sides were trying to win initiative? This is not so much a problem with the AI, but happens against real opponents that the AI is trying to mimic :) I've had games against real opponents where where you could get 3, 4 or more tied bids in 10 rounds. This is where using the escalation rule will open the game up. So it might be worthwhile trying it with that rule in conjunction with the AI.<br /><br />Games against the AI also work well where the AI is a defender with a few shooty types, and the player needs to get an objective in the AI's deployment area.<br /><br />VictorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213548627438921801.post-89376916913825230392016-03-30T17:25:01.886+02:002016-03-30T17:25:01.886+02:00Thank you for the review and your thoughts. IMO bi...Thank you for the review and your thoughts. IMO bidding mechanics, regardless of game, are not very solo friendly, not because of any inherent flaw, but because they form a game within the game that takes the solo player out of the simulation. Not sure I like that in a two player game so I may not be the best judge : ) <br />M. C. Monkey-Dewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752028120443879663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213548627438921801.post-23289813298922382542016-03-30T09:07:27.745+02:002016-03-30T09:07:27.745+02:00@JJ - I think that there is very little you can do...@JJ - I think that there is very little you can do about solo engine. Idea behind the one in K&K is good, but...<br /><br />@Dale Hurtt - Please let me know your opinion. As I mentioned, I might not be the right person to judge the rules having in mind that I am statistical process control engineer by education earning his living as - Pe-ra-pa-pam - statistical process control engineer :) So, my mind may be too professionally deformed, and maybe I see things people form other fields of work will not notice immediately. Aleksandar Šaranachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406676973370262613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213548627438921801.post-23657139230251741572016-03-29T22:16:36.377+02:002016-03-29T22:16:36.377+02:00Yes, Battlesworn is a fun game (indeed, I've j...Yes, Battlesworn is a fun game (indeed, I've just painted a new warband for it), but difficult to play solo. I have looked at the AI in Knights and Knaves, and just wondered how long it would take to navigate the various conditions in the tables. I may have to try it sometime, although there's something to be said for playing the opponent as fairly as possible, then rolling *two* dice for their bid (after I choose mine) and selecting the one that I, as a sensible, neutral player, would have chosen.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213548627438921801.post-49120600245743797842016-03-29T17:25:21.406+02:002016-03-29T17:25:21.406+02:00Making a bidding game solo is probably one of the ...Making a bidding game solo is probably one of the hardest problems out there. Ironically, some reviews of Battlesworn with players on both sides talk about the predictability of some players (although maybe not to this extent), and the conclusions of some of those reviewers is that it seems like bidding is simply not some players' cup of tea.<br /><br />I am more determined than ever now to try out the solo rules!Dale Hurtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813241501935636507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213548627438921801.post-6814101456409059312016-03-29T16:17:14.069+02:002016-03-29T16:17:14.069+02:00Thanks for your honest and specific comments. As ...Thanks for your honest and specific comments. As a 100% solo gamer! I'm always looking for good sets of solo rules. Sounds like this will be a "pass" for me.<br /><br />Out of curiosity, do you see any way to fix the problem that led to the predictability of the AI?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JJTerrementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342792166035213324noreply@blogger.com