spawn points on opposing checker-board colours may be an advantage?

[john-swu]

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[daniel-swu]

I don't think it's an advantage, because both sides can accommodate for it.

[exzizt]

This issue was talked about here quite a bit: battle-snake#5
See my post with the big picture

[daniel-swu]

Yeah I've read through that thread, and I'm not seeing how it is an advantage to one side or the other. All snakes have full information and can use it accordingly.

[exzizt]

It is a major (!) advantage if your snake cannot have head-on collisions with other snakes. It is also unfair to all of the other snakes that can have head-ons collisions, as they can die from them, but yours can't. Does it make more sense now?

[daniel-swu]

We have discussed this internally and this is not something that we will be adjusting for in this year's event.

[slashterix]

😞 How about next year?