The secret to fun in most games is to have a little... just the right amount... of unfairness. This applies in everything from chess to this week's hot fighting game. Games like 9 ball continue to be popular because of the unfairness... ever beat up some scrub in 8 ball over and over, and have him say "let's switch to 9 ball, I'm better at 9 ball anyway. That's my game."? And statistically the unfairness will allow him to win a few he didn't otherwise deserve. It's not that he's better at an otherwise harder game. But in his mind he is, so he keeps coming back. If you eliminate the unfairness in the game, he'll just get tired of losing and quit.
I don't object to these unique rules if two friends want to play this way to find who's the better player or throw some variety into the mix. But they're in no danger of catching on :/
I don't object to these unique rules if two friends want to play this way to find who's the better player or throw some variety into the mix. But they're in no danger of catching on :/