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Maybe the depth of a game is related to whether it will scale. Go is played on different board sizes and still works. If you make a Backgammon board bigger it
by phatfish 13d ago
Maybe the depth of a game is related to whether it will scale. Go is played on different board sizes and still works.
If you make a Backgammon board bigger it would just be a slog and no real increase in tactical challenge.
Chess rules dictate a set size of board, which I guess has been refined over time.
If a Go board is made bigger or smaller it just adjusts the problem space, the rules and core of the game remain the same.
- zelphirkalt 12d agoPerhaps interesting: Japanese chess, Shogi, is usually played on a 9x9 board, but there are many variants, which are played on bigger boards. Though games take longer and those variants are played rarely. It scales, but I think it's fair to state, that Go scales much better, due to its simplicity (simple != easy).