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From:    Edward Bolme <edwardb@FRPG.COM>
Subject: Re: [L5RINFO] News from the chat

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> So the pound for pound best clan gets an enormous play advantage?  "How
> to build a bandwagon clan at gencon" by Wizards.

Look at this as your opportunity to get your favorite clan a power boost.
Participation always counts heavily in these GSTs.

> [DM] I guess everyone else will have to consider using "Sneak Attack" i.e.
> Take The Initiative :-)

This is the other interesting part. If you know the bandwagon is going to
be, say Scorpion-going-first, you can build your own Naga (or whatever) deck
to fight it.

>We cant say phoenix has the best chance of winning since they wont
>publicly state how they choose the winner.  And it still has some
>impact.  Lion has a similar chance to phx and fox isnt far behind.
>
>[DM] I think they use the "Hat Method". Whoever wears the largest hat wins.

No, actually we use a mix of participation, raw poitns, and points per
participant. The ratios vary according to what we're trying to measure.

>Gee, you mean I can remove the Take the Iniative x3 from my deck design.
>Wonderful, No, Todo, we did not ban any cards we just made one useless.

"Card effects always supercede rules."

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