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INCEPTlON posted...

Questions for you all: Would you like Royal Fumble better if the winner was based on who held the tail for the most amount of time based on a cumulative total? My wife suggested the idea and I really dug it.

A lot of people suggest this, but while it might be more fair, I don't think it would really be more fun to play. I know for one thing once someone had the tail for any decent amount of time most people would just stop playing, knowing they wouldn't be able to catch up, which would be really boring. The idea that you can still win by even in the last second is a good thing to encourage people to keep trying. Sometimes to you need to have that allure of a last chance comeback to make things interesting.

To put it another way, take note of the complaints about Fall Mountain, where people feel like if they don't start in first they don't have any chance of winning. While not technically true, the odds are still against you, and it doesn't feel fun to play with that idea in your head. Changing Royal Fumble's rules would feel like ten times that. Even if it sucks to have the tail forever and you lose it right before the end, I think overall it's still more of a fun party game for everyone that way.

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That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan