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One option is bidding with points: player A looks at the position and bids X<0.5 points for the privilege of picking the color. Player B either accepts or raise
by orthoxerox 2y ago
One option is bidding with points: player A looks at the position and bids X<0.5 points for the privilege of picking the color. Player B either accepts or raises the bid, the process repeats until one of them accepts or bids 0.5 points. The match is then played for the remaining 1-X points.
Or, more simply, player A is shown N random positions, picks one of them and lets player B pick the color.
- bsder 2y agoOr you just run things like duplicate bridge. Everybody plays the same set of randomized boards.
- ActivePattern 2y agoI don't think that bidding system really works. If one side is strongly favored in the opening, the optimal bid would be essentially 0.4999999999... so that you can pick the color and win the game by a slim margin. Players then increase the bid with tiny steps ad infinitum. The other idea works but is essentially just discarding all of the lopsided starting positions, in which case they might as well not be in the game.