The New Rules (and why I'm not a Fan)

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Re: +1 Wit
I do agree it feels like an entirely different game now. Somehow I can still try to predict my opponents' moves, and I guess it gives more variety with the number of possible moves per turn.

Re: 8 starting wits for P2
I haven't played a whole lot of games under this new mechanic (I'm still finishing my old games), but I suppose this would reduce the P1 advantage. I do NOT think that this would favor P2 entirely; besides, it is only for their first turn that they gain extra wits.

Re: Turtling
I'm not so sure that the wit-for-kill discourages turtling. Once the bombshells are set up, it would still be hard to break that wall. Perhaps the new mechanic makes it harder to setup the bombshells, but once they are set up, they are still very difficult to break through. I still think the bombshell needs to be balanced in some way.