No continent bonus during round 1

[GloriousL]

It is not uncommon that many games, mostly 1 vs 1 games but other game settings also apply, are considered pretty much lost even before they start.
It can be very hard for the other player(s) to recover from the initial blow after random territories have been assigned and the first player out starts with several extra continent bonus armies.

Suggestion:
- Continent bonuses are not honored during round 1, they are honored as usual starting round 2.
- Territorial bonuses are honored as usual during all rounds.
- This can be made mandatory or optional with a checkbox in Game Creation.

By implementing this the other player(s) will get one round to even out any unfair advantages that the random territory assignment have rendered.

Advantages: Many games start will have a more fair start

Disadvantages: some games will probably last a few rounds longer

[Artimis]

This would have no effect, bar to delay the game by 1 round. Also it has been mooted before:

BAN FIRST TURN BONUS ARMIES...
Even start for all players
No continent bonus the first turn
Suggestion: Flat deployment for all players in round 1

[cicero]

Thanks Artemis for the links.

The original suggestion which is identical to this one in every respect is No continent bonus the first turn. Please continue discussion in that thread. BAN FIRST TURN BONUS ARMIES... - now locked as a duplicate suggestion.
This thread as a further duplicate also locked.

In turn "Even start for all players" and "Suggestion: Flat deployment for all players in round 1" are identical to each other in every respect. Further discussion of that variant should continue in Even start for all players and Suggestion: Flat deployment for all players in round 1 has been locked as duplicate suggestion.

Cicero