by Ibbo
sparr0 wrote:
Generally I find that a yahtzee-like mechanic removes much of the randomness of simple dice rolling. However, King of Tokyo suffers from other mechanical defects that leave far too much luck in the game.
I played KoT for the first and probably last (sans house rules or possibly an expansion) time this weekend. On the last turn that I got to play I had one health left and absolutely did not want to enter Tokyo, so of course I re-rolled every claw that came up, but I still managed to roll a single one on my last re-roll. Once I was in Tokyo a couple of players with motives to not eliminate me left me alone, but another player decided to attack me. It came down to his very last dice roll, on which he got exactly the one claw that he needed to kill me. I was going to win on my next turn.
I don't like being bumped from first to second due to a single lucky element. I detest being bumped from first to last in the same way.
I played KoT for the first and probably last (sans house rules or possibly an expansion) time this weekend. On the last turn that I got to play I had one health left and absolutely did not want to enter Tokyo, so of course I re-rolled every claw that came up, but I still managed to roll a single one on my last re-roll. Once I was in Tokyo a couple of players with motives to not eliminate me left me alone, but another player decided to attack me. It came down to his very last dice roll, on which he got exactly the one claw that he needed to kill me. I was going to win on my next turn.
I don't like being bumped from first to second due to a single lucky element. I detest being bumped from first to last in the same way.
I'm confused about a couple of points:
1. Why did some players have motives not to eliminate you? Just trying to stay out of Tokyo?
2. You agree that the yahtzee-like mechanic removes much of the randomness, yet you blame the "lucky element" for the loss. On top of that, the player who decided to attack you got on his last dice roll the claw he needed - so which "single lucky element" annoys you so much? Your claw (which you didn't want) or his (which he did)? Or the two players managing to not eliminate you? Or the fact you had nothing to mitigate damage?