The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Which was the greatest kingdom... Rivendell or Lothlórien?

mark12_30 · 03-07-2003, 04:01 PM

Awww, c'mon. It'd be a great master's thesis... (In WHAT, I dunno.)

Can you imagine having to defend it? [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

Hey, how about this: Set up a couple hundred games of Middle-Earth Risk (we oughta get that many volunteers just here on the downs), come up with two bell-shaped curves indicating the strength of each stronghold (Rivendell and Lothlorien), set the games going with the differing strengths, then do a statistical analysis on what initial strength it takes for each country to last to the end of the war. Then all we have to argue is whether that level of strength is possible.

Piece of cake!!!

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[ March 07, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ]

03-07-2003, 04:01 PM	#10
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,407	Awww, c'mon. It'd be a great master's thesis... (In WHAT, I dunno.) Can you imagine having to defend it? [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] Hey, how about this: Set up a couple hundred games of Middle-Earth Risk (we oughta get that many volunteers just here on the downs), come up with two bell-shaped curves indicating the strength of each stronghold (Rivendell and Lothlorien), set the games going with the differing strengths, then do a statistical analysis on what initial strength it takes for each country to last to the end of the war. Then all we have to argue is whether that level of strength is possible. Piece of cake!!! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [ March 07, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.