When I start out sucky and never had a good dominance to begin with, I go into survival mode. If I'm last on dominance anyway, might as well try to get a better rank. I think people are over compensating for the new dominance score. I only suicide/want to be taken out if I was doing well and have a good dominance.

why do you have to get on survival mode to begin with.....it's because the initial placement is unfair, sometimes to 3-4 out of 7 players in a game.......

There's always going to be unfair starts (I also liked the old "uneven" ones). If everyone started with 4 unconnected territories, each with four (or eight) dice, whoever loses the first roll is going to complain their start was unfair.

However, if they all give up then the game is ruined for everyone else playing, so "survival mode" is good. I see more begging to kill away players or "let me have X place" than "kill me so I don't lose a million points of dominance," so I don't think the problem in the 1st post is significant compared to new problems gameplay/system changes would bring. Beggars just beg about anything just depending on their position. Begging could be reduced by doing the opposite of what they ask.



I now notice I've made the only suggestions agreeing with 1st post... so thi