by Tommaso 73
mdp4828 wrote:
boomtron wrote:
A2
B1
C3
D4
B5
A7
C6
D8
B9
C10
A12
D11
B13
C14
D15
A17
B16
C18
D19
B20
A22
Try writing it like this:
ABCDBACDBCADBCDABCDBA
There are four turns between each of A's moves. That's a substantial disadvantage.
You are both right, it is a substantial disadvantage but also an extreme case.
IMHO, when it's your turn you can:
a. Move 1 step: no choice but no loss to the others.
b. Move 2 to N steps (N= nr. players): you MIGHT lose a turn, depending on how far the inn is, or if the others are going to skip spot later. Most probably you give an extra spot to one or some player.
c. Move more than N steps: you give an extra spot to everybody, i.e. you lose a turn.
If you do b. more than once (as in the example) you are surely losing turns, however if you do it only once, the cost could be negligible.
Look at it this way: if you read the last sequence, A has the same number of turns as the others or not depending on where you truncate the sequence, especially if A jumps only once and not always.