by speltor
Redward wrote:
Well, it wouldn't actually change how many points any given number of an animal is worth. Having 4 Pigs is worth 7 VP's whether it is expressed as avoiding negative points or gaining actual points.
I understand that getting that 4th animal is worth 7 VPs since you start "in the hole", and the number of points you are getting relative to the scale is not changing. I just meant that non-animal points would have also had to increase to keep their relative value if the animal scoring started at zero instead of at -3.
Also, I agree that using negative numbers probably wasn't necessary in this game. Guessing it was just following the original game's precedent of having negative scoring for not having any items in a category. Having a negative score for zero seems to make sense thematically to me, but why score a negative for having 2 animals?
Anyways, your post was interesting and I thank you for it. Am considering making a new scoring grid to put in my box.