YARG - Yet Another RAND Game [Isokron's Midgard wins!]

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Originally Posted by WraithLord

TwoBits, yes.
Also, for future reference, I wanted to ask what you guys think re. the following:
- How about if LA Ermor was allowed in this game, but had to pay a penalty. It's capital would be worth one VP to Ermor player but three VPs to any other player that controls it. In addition, Ermor player must control 11 Vps in order to win.
Would that balance Ermor awesomeness enough to allow it to join the game?

I'll tell you what will happen in this case.
Ermor's neighbours will be still crippled by his dominion while someone on another side of the map grows powerful. Then that "someone" teleports 6 stonerainers onto Ermor capital and the next turn gets 3 VP. Problem with Ermor is mainly with driving its neighbours out of the victory race and your suggestion doesn't help.
I may sound annoying but, IMO, Ermor, may be be allowed only
1) with fixed startlocs
2) somewhere in the map corner
3) its neighbours should be given some indirect bonuses like increased cap population.

All 3 quite easily doable in an hour of map editing. Under these conditions, I think, Ermor may be allowed in such a game.