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Originally Posted by KGenson
Having a single game piece for either team makes it easier to follow the action and get excited on a score. The presence of strategy is also big; a team that can't necessarily score well but is good on defense with a powerful drive train can still contribute. This opens up the game to weaker teams, which I think is important. The team I mentor is not well funded or equipped so it's nice to have a chance to compete.
That said there are obvious negatives as well. The foul situation is an obvious one. Rules are intended to shape behavior, penalty-based rules especially so, and good rules have three aspects. They're easy to understand, they're easy to enforce, and the consequence of the rule is equivalent to the importance of the action..
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Well said. I support the idea of fewer game pieces and more defense for the reasons you list (more exciting game, better use of weaker teams), but we need to overhaul the foul rules so that playing defense in future games isn't a GIANT MINEFIELD of devastating and yet hard to predict foul penalties!