cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25112863

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    • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      19 hours ago

      It almost never happens randomly, it has to be forced by the losing player and it’s not easy to do it so I think it’s a valid way of saving the game.

      • dudinax@programming.dev
        12·
        2 hours ago

        The first part of your comment doesn’t justify the second part. But it also isn’t true that it rarely happens randomly. It rarely happens randomly in high-ranked games. Bad rules like stalemate have a much stronger effect on low ranked games, which is what most people play.

        • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          12 minutes ago

          The first part of my comment entirely justifies the second part. It’s a strategy a skilled player currently losing can use to avoid the loss, not a fluke. And no, it also doesn’t randomly happen on low ranked games unless by low ranked you mean “absolute beginners who didn’t even know about the rule”.