One debate that seems to come up time and again is the one of closed versus open holdings in games. More often than not it this is in reference to Acquire but other games are often included as well. For those unaware this is usually referring to whether or not information that is track-able is secret or not. In the Acquire example this refers to a players stock holdings.
Most players can easily keep track of a few key holdings.
I ll fight for control of at least one chain with another player. Knowing precisely how many stock he or she has is crucial to victory. However, that s a far cry from knowing what every player s holdings in each chain are. I suspect that the majority of players are like me, they have a vague awareness of who owns what but are not exactly sure. This way players without good memories will not be at a disadvantage when playing with those that have.