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Not to mention turning game balance on its head. In that sense, chess today is kind of like what Starcraft 1 would be, if it was played for another 500 years,
by danielbarla 13y ago
Not to mention turning game balance on its head. In that sense, chess today is kind of like what Starcraft 1 would be, if it was played for another 500 years, all the while being constantly re-balanced. You can't just add 5 new races to the game and expect it to work out perfectly.
- pitay 13y agoThe only reason that chess is balanced today is that the teams have the same pieces. Any game would be balanced if the board is symmetric and both sides pieces are the same. The issue is who goes first. You can't just add 5 new races to the game and expect it to work out perfectly. Agreed, however it may make it more interesting to a lot of people.
- V-2 13y agoIf balance is only about equal chances, then chess actually rates poorly - White wins about 1/3 more often than Black. War (the card game) or rock-paper-scissors can both boast a considerably better balance :) So if we talk about balance in chess, I think we mean something deeper than your view of the concept: the harmony between its different aspects, like attack vs defence, strategical vs tactical thinking, calculation vs aesthetics etc. More like balance in art. A "well-balanced painting" is not simply the most symmetrical one :) That's the easiest thing to achieve, but that's not the point, I believe