two v. two v. two v. two v. two (full)

[Zooko]

Right now, before any of us knows what starting positions we will be in, seems like a good time to gossip about the starting positions.

I wonder if Team Purple is at a disadvantage since they are further from each other.

Code:

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team        # provinces separating them (shortest path)

red         2

blue        2

green       3

purple      4

yellow      4

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Oh! Yellow is also separated four provinces, although they are smaller ones, so the yellow players are slightly closer to one another.

Anyway, when I laid it out I tried to keep partners near each other, but even more I tried to keep everyone equally distant from their enemies. Of course I couldn't make it perfect, but it came out like this:

Code:

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team member # provinces separating enemies (shortest path)

red1        2, 3

red2        2, 3

blue1       2, 2

blue2       2, 3

green1      2, 3

green2      2, 3

purple1     2, 3

purple2     2, 3

yellow1     2, 3

yellow2     3, 4

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Of course, there are other issues like the water, the different kinds of terrain, etc. I didn't worry too much about stuff since I had very little freedom after trying to get everyone equidistant from their enemies, and having only partial success at that.

Well, I hope you guys enjoy it!