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Definition Kingmaking

Sacre de Philippe III le Hardi Too few subjects on the web revolve around a phenomenon inherent in board game known as the Kingmaking . Let me take this beautiful day for a precise definition of Kingmaking, illustrate it by a few games and then give my personal view.
First, it was determined that the Kingmaking applied only to games 3 or more players. Then defined as the Kingmaking: That the action that a player who is clearly unable to win the game (it is called the kingmaker ) realizes that allows another player to win. There are several levels:
  • The player must make an action that will decide the winner of the game between several players,
  • The player has no effect on how that could fix it and is therefore obliged to make a move that favors one of the other players,
  • The player knows his next move will decide the winner of the game.
What better examples with real games to understand the complexity of the problem (if it is one)?

Tête de Canard In the game Canardage , edited by Gigamic, our goal is to eliminate all enemy ducks that pass over the river using maps "Bang!". It's a game that wants fun, fast, Lightweight and very accessible. The big black point of the game, I think, is that players with all the ducks are dead, that the losers continue to play with the survivors. Thus, in most cases, it is a loser who deliberately kills a duck the last player the benefit of another player (the Kingmaking is there), or the losers are just shit because they don ' have no cards to draw.
Personally, I do not play this game in spite of these undeniable qualities of play and atmosphere of his illustrations that make me laugh.

Information Sheet Canardage

Tête de Haricot Another form of Kingmaking appears in the most famous game by Uwe Rosenberg Bohnanza , also available at Gigamic. This game is a must if you do not have it yet, I advise you to buy now. It combines both tactical and trade exchange. Nevertheless, it has a slight defect. Everything is based on the exchange of cards, so if nobody wants to do business with you because your head does not tell them or they are not a good day, you can stay on the floor the entire game. If this happens regularly, change of friends (I know is easier said than done).
In fact, some form of Kingmaking occurs when an experienced player in Bohnanza in our example, play with beginners. He can then manipulate them at will to accept that trade is not the same, or cards he wants to rid the pretext that they can not catch up at the score.

Information Sheet Bohnanza

All that for what? I realize that Kingmaking is a term used everywhere for the fart. In fact, if one refers to the exact definition, Kingmaking situations are rare for a game against the other, there are a lot of games that can bring this situation. I do
not know if I'm well put ... What I mean is that despite the fact that the Kingmaking be possible in many games, it is rarely implemented. What do you think? I am so far from the truth? Have you experienced situations Kingmaking?

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