by Bernaar
LetsGame wrote:
cjfoster wrote:
Could you say more about this?
I thought WHE's power was exactly that it allowed FG queue jumping (presumably after taking advantage of other opportunities since one isn't worried about growing late).
I thought WHE's power was exactly that it allowed FG queue jumping (presumably after taking advantage of other opportunities since one isn't worried about growing late).
Mike explained the disruptiveness of WHE correctly. There is a more detailed explanation comparing WHE to Caravan [here]. Basically, the WHE can attack another player harshly (which goes against the spirit of Agricola) but it doesn't give the owner an unfair advantage of winning.
The WHE was banned in 4-ER games starting on Sept 17, 2010. Before that, we have game data on the WHE. According to our game data, WHE has a PWR of 4.5 in 4-ERs (Basically, PWR means it shows up in 4.5% of all winners' played cards). There are 12 EGIKWm Minors with a PWR greater than 4.5. Therefore based on PWR, WHE is not busted (but it is very strong). (Our criteria for busted-ness has been PWR greater than 6.0)
This is quite interesting. I haven't followed the discussion about this subject, so may I ask if there are cards in the basic set that have a PWR greater than 6.0 and are considered overpowered?