Also, in a close game, a sub hit can give you the point you need to win. If the American player plays his first properly, I see this as the most tenuous A&A game ever made. Both sides can win and one bad move could change everything. One other interesting aspect of the game is that both sides roll several dice in a typical engagement. This keeps large swings due to dice luck from happening with any frequency just because the statistics are more reliable with lots of dice in play.