Re: [risk] Combat Function

["Ray Pearce" <raypearce@enterprise.net>]

Sounds good so far, but.. 
what if there is *no* largest army?

i.e. A4 B4 C1

Ray (hippo)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net>
To: <risk-users@gamerz.net>
Sent: 23 March 2000 02:03
Subject: [risk] Combat Function


> 
> I have a brain storm... what do you think of this? (please
> remember, I'm typing out loud...)
> 
> largest force wins, but loses a number of armies proportional to
> the number of *other armies lost* / *total armies*.  (round up) 
  <<snip>>

> 
> A4 -> B3 C2 A loses 5/9 * 4 ==20/9 == 3 
> A4 -> B3 C3 A loses 6/10* 4 ==24/10== 3 
> 
> So depending on the destribution, it approximates the "kludge"
> but its a bit more generic...  Or am I smoking something?!?
>