Submitted by Relentless96 on Fri, 2007-07-06 22:18.
To go with your example of playing an Ace first up, we can assume that in the first Round you would be going first. Your opponent is 5 hexes away, and you have a 3, 5, 8, Jack (11), and King (13) in hand. If you played a 3 for your Momentum Boost, you could move 11 hexes! If you played the 8, you could move 6 hexes! I think I need to reword how I describe Momentum Boost, as the difference between Card Values applies even if it is negative.
This was to prevent exactly what you are describing, and that is a "high card bottleneck" that occurs. If highest Momentum goes first, it is safe to assume that all high cards will end up as Momentum and stay there. By making low cards useful for Momentum, it gives them functionality and value in a game where highest card wins.
The other function of Momentum is to allow players to cycle cards in their hand if they have a bad draw. This helps prevent the whole "I lost because you had a good hand and I had a bad one" mindset.
Thats where low cards come in!
To go with your example of playing an Ace first up, we can assume that in the first Round you would be going first. Your opponent is 5 hexes away, and you have a 3, 5, 8, Jack (11), and King (13) in hand. If you played a 3 for your Momentum Boost, you could move 11 hexes! If you played the 8, you could move 6 hexes! I think I need to reword how I describe Momentum Boost, as the difference between Card Values applies even if it is negative.
This was to prevent exactly what you are describing, and that is a "high card bottleneck" that occurs. If highest Momentum goes first, it is safe to assume that all high cards will end up as Momentum and stay there. By making low cards useful for Momentum, it gives them functionality and value in a game where highest card wins.
The other function of Momentum is to allow players to cycle cards in their hand if they have a bad draw. This helps prevent the whole "I lost because you had a good hand and I had a bad one" mindset.
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