Posted by SzieberthAdam on 2013-11-15 22:07:10

halfling has ST3, squig has ST6

Posted by bananaman on 2013-11-15 22:07:38

It's because 5+1 is not more than double 2+1.

Posted by cowhead on 2013-11-15 22:08:05

ST5 + assist = 6ST
ST2 + assist = 3ST

So not more than double

Posted by Sp00keh on 2013-11-15 22:09:48

hmm
i thought assists cancel out, but actually they just add +1 str
so its not 5v2, its 6v3

Posted by Sp00keh on 2013-11-15 22:10:01

ah thanks for replies

Posted by keggiemckill on 2013-11-15 23:00:08

They add assist, combing for ST. Its a funny thing to wrap ya head around.

Posted by Jeffro on 2013-11-15 23:44:06

math is hard(!)

Posted by Sp00keh on 2013-11-16 00:11:38

reading is the real hardness

Posted by garyt1 on 2013-11-16 06:15:05

This sort of issue must have come up before in over 300 games? Ah well, good to have it sorted out now.

Posted by Sp00keh on 2013-11-16 10:49:14

i've never noticed it before, no.

my first experience with BB was years ago before i found fumbbl i just played cyanide single player for maybe 20-30 games without reading the rules. and learnt* how the blocking works mostly by trial and error
i guess it shows that assuming assists cancel, is a reasonable working approximation. now i know though!

Posted by Mephistodragonbane on 2013-11-16 16:39:38

I've also taught myself how the blocking works by playing this game and I was working on the assumption that an assist cancels. I'd played BB years ago so there was no chance I'd remember now.

adding strength makes a lot more sense, especially after some of the times I've been sat looking at my screen like: he cancels him, he cancels him, he'll get 2D here if I blitz from that direction......1D! dang it! lol