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Unread 08-01-2011, 20:56
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Re: 2007 in relation to 2011

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Originally Posted by InItToWinIt View Post
Offense is defense in this game. As you score more tubes, you block the other team's vision. Camera's could help but the camera that came in last year's kit of parts was too buggy.
Offense was defense in the 07 game. It was an inherently defensive game (as I argued back in 07) and every game since has promoted offense. Since the tube scoring was exponential (tubes were scored 2^<number of tubes in a row>) you could easily block opponent's rows with your tubes. So if you put up 2 tubes in the same row on opposite ends of the rack, your opponents can only make rows of 3 for 8pts.

This new game has plenty of rules to limit defense. About 15% of the playing field (the most important scoring areas) is a effectively a "No Defense Zone". We will still see defense but the drivers will have to be careful to avoid penalties, especially the "Pinning 30pt Death Sentence"
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