wit for kill: some analysis

[Joggies]

Thrutchy - thanks for this excellent contribution. Good food for thought. A lot of the reasoning you've made above seem to me to be overall positives for the strategic depth of the game.

I'm also reserving judgement for the moment, but my initial reaction is this change will be very good for Outwitters.

One additional point I'd add is that the increased 'swinginess' of the game (i.e. a well timed crushing attack will be decisive, as will a poorly timed premature attack) rewards strategic players over tactical players. So rather than just analysing a certain trade-off in isolation, players are now forced to comprehend more fully the overall board state to make good decisions. And I think that's a good thing for a game like this.