Diplomacy Dojo Episode 4: The Sum-of-Squares Episode
This week we discuss tournament rules, including sum-of-squares scoring, short turns, and turn limits.
Category: —Diplomacy Scoring
Guest Post: All Diplomacy Scoring Stinks
“What is the purpose of a scoring system?” We can’t evaluate scoring systems without addressing how there are multiple competing purposes behind them.
Guest Post: The Two-Tier Scoring System
Two-Tier Scoring is a proposed new scoring system that is a hybrid of draw-based, center-based, and lead-based scoring.
Guest Post: Draw-Size vs. Sum-of-Squares Scoring
Your Bored Brother’s argument for Draw-Size Scoring is built around a flawed understanding of the Sum of Squares system
Why Players Prefer Draw-Size Scoring in Diplomacy
Why do most players prefer to play online Diplomacy with draw-size scoring and not sum-of-squares scoring? Explaining this preference is complicated.