by MyParadox
Thunkd wrote:
MyParadox wrote:
In Trajan, all of the competition is indirect.
Are racing for the senate win and taking provinces indirect competition? Racing to build certain buildings first, or take certain forum tiles first don't really feel all that indirect either. Sure you can't attack each other in this game, but you there are many situations where you both want the same thing and it's a question of who gets it first. You're pretty directly competing for those things.
I think this is just a semantic dispute. Direct competition means that I can actually tear my opponent down. Indirect competition is where my opponent and I are merely racing for the same resources. Direct competition example: Chaos in the Old World (or any area control game, really). Indirect competition example: Dominion without attack cards in the setup (just a race for provinces).
Maybe I should rephrase it as indirect interaction?
Thunkd wrote:
MyParadox wrote:
And while sometimes you can nab a quick tile (a favorite is to nab the extra forum action from the forum and use it immediately to get another forum tile)
Unless you have the +2 modifier, that isn't really achieving a whole lot.
Correct. That's what I mean by "spite." Spite is where you harm someone else even where it doesn't get you much. So, taking that forum tile essentially deprives it from everyone else without doing much for you.
Spite moves are limited, though not absent, in Trajan.