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Re: [risk] "Skewed" combat?



On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Dan Knapp wrote:

> > or more accurately:  W' = W - ( max(L) - min(0, (W-sum(L))/2 ) 
> > 
> > The >2 player case is identical to the 2-player case except that the
> > "largest army" advantage is lessened.  It is also never worse for the
> > largest army than the current system.
> 
>   I like it.  Do you mean "if W-sum(L) < 0 then 0 otherwise that" rather
> than "min(0, (W-sum(L))"?

Oops. yes, that should be MAX(0,W-sum(L)).

Actually the /2 is my addition to the simu-risk rules too.

Here are the tables (negative numbers indicate surviving defenders):

Simultaneous risk: W' = W - (L - (W-L))
(I don't like the N vs N+1 case, nor the lack of odd numbers)

A\D |   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15
----+------------------------------------------------------------
  1 |   0  -2  -3  -4  -5  -6  -7  -8  -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15
  2 |   2   0  -2  -4  -5  -6  -7  -8  -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15
  3 |   3   2   0  -2  -4  -6  -7  -8  -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15
  4 |   4   4   2   0  -2  -4  -6  -8  -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15
  5 |   5   5   4   2   0  -2  -4  -6  -8 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15
  6 |   6   6   6   4   2   0  -2  -4  -6  -8 -10 -12 -13 -14 -15
  7 |   7   7   7   6   4   2   0  -2  -4  -6  -8 -10 -12 -14 -15
  8 |   8   8   8   8   6   4   2   0  -2  -4  -6  -8 -10 -12 -14
  9 |   9   9   9   9   8   6   4   2   0  -2  -4  -6  -8 -10 -12
 10 |  10  10  10  10  10   8   6   4   2   0  -2  -4  -6  -8 -10
 11 |  11  11  11  11  11  10   8   6   4   2   0  -2  -4  -6  -8
 12 |  12  12  12  12  12  12  10   8   6   4   2   0  -2  -4  -6
 13 |  13  13  13  13  13  13  12  10   8   6   4   2   0  -2  -4
 14 |  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  12  10   8   6   4   2   0  -2
 15 |  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  14  12  10   8   6   4   2   0

W' = W - ( L - (W-L)/2 )

A\D |   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15
----+------------------------------------------------------------
  1 |   0  -1  -3  -4  -5  -6  -7  -8  -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15
  2 |   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6  -7  -8  -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15
  3 |   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6  -7  -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15
  4 |   4   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6  -7  -9 -10 -12 -13 -14 -15
  5 |   5   4   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6  -7  -9 -10 -12 -13 -15
  6 |   6   6   4   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6  -7  -9 -10 -12 -13
  7 |   7   7   6   4   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6  -7  -9 -10 -12
  8 |   8   8   7   6   4   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6  -7  -9 -10
  9 |   9   9   9   7   6   4   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6  -7  -9
 10 |  10  10  10   9   7   6   4   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6  -7
 11 |  11  11  11  10   9   7   6   4   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4  -6
 12 |  12  12  12  12  10   9   7   6   4   3   1   0  -1  -3  -4
 13 |  13  13  13  13  12  10   9   7   6   4   3   1   0  -1  -3
 14 |  14  14  14  14  13  12  10   9   7   6   4   3   1   0  -1
 15 |  15  15  15  15  15  13  12  10   9   7   6   4   3   1   0

(Defender rule may apply where there are zeros)

~ John Williams