by glasse » 15 Feb 2008, 11:40
Thanks for your suggestion! I didn't know you could do that. But how do you know if everybody agrees?
Anyhow, I suppose that you still would have the problems that are present in the implemenation of the double and triple victory variants here, i.e. that it is possible for several winning constellations at the same time, which I think degenerates the game. For example, a change of the victory conditions when there are three reamaining players, would result in that any pair of players at once could win and leave the third player with nothing, even if the winning pair never could have managed to get a real two way draw on their own (= 17 centres each). I think that the game loses very much of its intended feeling with such an ending, and I think that the problems with these victory conditions have been discussed elsewhere as well.
Now, if a moderator could change a game with three remaining players to a three way draw, without any risks for the two quickest players to announce a two-way draw, then it would be a completely different story. This would keep the spirit of the game alive.