That's of course with perfect play, probably not for the average humans playing the game.
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I am happy to see there is balance. I made the change to provide focus for the opening rules. I felt the game was too open in the beginning and gave players a sense of what exactly am I trying to do right now? I wanted the setup and first moves to be a simple as possible. Thank you for taking the time to run the simulations!