Monday, January 16, 2017
Can an "unsolvable" format be created?
Today I want to talk about the concept of creating an "unsolvable" TCG format.
The idea is simple, just assign a power level to each card and then limit the total power level of each deck.
I built a simple version of this idea using 93/94 here: https://equilibrium94.github.io/#
My implementation has yet to be balanced, but I think the idea has a lot of potential.
The benefits are:
* Netdecks don't oppress creativity.
* You get a format with a large number of Tier 1 decks, maybe up to 60.
* Each Tier 1 deck can have a 50-51% win rate vs other Tier 1 decks on average.
* The vast majority of the card pool is playable.
* Decks can be balanced with greater precision than banning, restricting, or re-writing cards.
I think the idea works well for static formats like 93/94, and will also work well for digital TCG's like Hearthstone and Shadowverse.
Unfortunately, I don't think it can be implemented for modern paper TCG's since as new cards are introduced the power level of each card would need to be updated.
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