FFA is Currently Unplayable

https://www.chess.com/variants/4-player-chess/game/67480881

https://www.chess.com/variants/4-player-chess/game/67429776/300/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/4-player-chess/game/67331658/124/3

Ok, maybe slight hyperbole, but still. Those are my last three (non-hyper) games, excluding the qualifiers; the point being that I didn't cherry-pick games. But anyway, there you have it, how not to get fourth: shuffle for thirty moves. Every game, the wrong person dies. I honestly don't get how I am supposed to have fun with this, I don't know how anyone has fun with this when they are forced to shuffle half the time, and I don't get how this is going to support or create even remotely strong players.

So how to solve this? Make checkmates only worth ten? Make first and second both gain points? Bring back pure solo? Wait for the strong players to come back (it's only been two years)? I don't know, but I want to get the ball rolling on the idea that, irregardless of setup changes and the strong player exodus, the FFA product needs to be changed.

ngl but I am stopping playing FFA slowly as I find playing it stupid. People only want to shuffle and play passively. Its getting boring and annoying. I think there is a need of change somewhere

1} Bring solo leaderboard and rating back as an additional option and lets see who are the best players at winning games and not avoiding 4th.

2} Bring classic FFA scoring system back of 2 winners as an additional option. With a new rating and leaderboard and let's see who are the best team mode players. This scoring system was the original system for the first 3 years. How can it be discarded? It turns the game into pure teams at the highest level which increases the skill level of the game and move accuracy required. No waiting for the opposite to lose as it will usually result in getting 3rd.

3) Add a team mode option with no arrows. Arrows turn teams into self partner. In fact team mode is a more individual game than FFA as one can play for both. There should be an option to mutually play without arrows or a new mode with a Leaderboard.

If we have leaderboards for Thermopylae however u spell that, then we could have leaderboards for the above game modes.

These are some ideas to improve 4pc.

You abuse this system just like these people. Anytime you face 1 active - 1 passive you smash into the ground the guy who wants to play with your oppo 2vs1 without mercy.

Cool post, wrong user

Hate the player not the game. I can defend myself more ig, if you want, but it's kinda irrelavant. I will say, how am I supposed to not attack you if you seem to obviously still be aiming to attack me?

Stick to the topic lads. Improvement ideas only.