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¿Question #1437?
JoeSteadman: Victory point track or hidden

BOBBYCAN: Kill them all, let God sort them out.
bobondi: depends
ZeroZilla: First one, then the other...A game should start out tracked, until all players are familiar with it. After that, make them pay attention to the game to get that information.
poeticallybored: Track.
Gwash: Hidden... Each person counting at the end adds a little suspense.
MartinWin: hidden
Spirit of 70: Hidden.
Krishna: Depends on the game.
Blott: VP track is probably my preferred choice because I don't like counting up a bunch of points at the end of the game.
scrub: I love you Joe.
Guantanamo: hidden
Wargamer204: Looks like you favor hidden because you hid the question mark.
sandholme: Victory Point Track
Polgara: depends on the game
organicveggie: VP track
josefknecht: Hidden
TheDS: hidden
chockle: If there is a VP track, I prefer some final scoring that keeps it a mystery, so even lagging players have hope.
Sideburn: depends on the game
DHEK: Victory point track.
Benzebub: I like the track - so I know how much I need to beat the front-runner. Or see how precarious my lead really is...
Butterbane: Hidden
aleo09: hmm, never thought about it, depends on the game.
Eric Haas: Hidden what?
william_henshaw: vpt
tdyck: its good to mix it up every now and then
MightyMike: neither, total annihilation!!!
_Kael_: Depends on the rest of the game, doesn't it?
tomlynch: Hidden
Red Dragon: Accumulated tokens can't be knocked out of place by a sleeve. Personally, I don't have a problem with keeping score using a pencil and piece of paper, but oh well.
engdy: Don't matter none
dietevil: track it
B_J_S: depends on the game
rawdawg: hidden
greglios: Most of the time it's possible to get a good idea of VPs even when they're hidden so I don't think it matters too much.
bigbadsteve: track
dmomo: Either
mooka: point track
jentinma: Hidden
Godeke: Hidden. AP is banned at our table.
jasta6: hidden...............................................................
dcgogo: hidden
Favre4MVP: Depends on the game.
Shotmagnet: yes, definitely
scriptorum: Both have their uses.
KDSN: track
gironha: Hidden
jellospike: Hidden is much more fun.
ZombyDawg: as designed
brainrob: VP track
hacksword: Vin Diesel
Fawkes: Whatever the game designer intended.
Mike A: Depends on the game.
Jim_P: Track
puffinge: I prefer hidden but both are fine
GuyHill: Track. Actually, nobles switching sides (as in Hammer of the Scots)
Longbow: track
ValJor: VP track
CharlieWonka: both are good, depends on game.
wiley1za: Either
Great Dane: track
Karlsen: As published, which means hidden if says hidden
ngymish: Victory point track.
arkibet: Either's fine by me.
lwheeler: track
The Unbeliever: 42
Nomadik: blah
leece: Ooooh. Both are good. I think I prefer the suspense of hidden though!
skrutsch: Track
shotokanguy: track
BaSL: hidden
Gargoyle: Track or hidden? Aren't you supposed to track things that are hidden?
Lord_Prussian: I like the track generally
dakarp: depends on the gaem.
Brother Narsis: track
msherwoo: track
MisterCranky: Cooperative play
snoozefest: depends on game
melissa: Depends on the game
2amp: hidden
hpox: Hidden
heli: Is it trackable?
Bearcat89: Track...why hide it?
Cromaa: Non-hidden track
berserkley: Track
kennyb: track
fellonmyhead: Depends..
isolated: Both. Multiple paths to win.
DenverWolf: Hidden
Oborro: hidden is a more enjoyable ending, track is a more strategised gameplay
jimchris: Depends on the game and the generic layout of rules and mechanics.
Debate: Track
Salt-Man Z: Depends on the game.
chaddyboy_2000: Track.
Rubric: For online games that aren't played in real time -- open victory points. For other situations, it depends on the game.
wcordewiner: depends on the game.
djlg: Whatever the game specifies.
gnomehome: VP track
tragicpoet: Track, though I can never keep it updated
PghArch: Victory point track with enough going on in the game that the specific knowledge doesn't lead to deterministic positions.
Belash: vpt
Chris Schreiber: oh, good question... hidden
louiseh: hidden
m_r_tyler: Both of them have their place.
CDRodeffer: Track
rochs77: Good question. I guess I prefer hidden, but it depends on the game.
ynnen: Track - so you can see who to gang up on or how aggressive you need to be.
Blackwind: depends on the game.
jttm: Track
skelebone: Depends on the game, but hidden makes for more suspense.
CortexBomb: I don't really prefer it one way or the other. I think hidden points make for better cross-over games in that even if the game is difficult the players are never sure where they stand and can stay engaged, but with gamer groups I don't have a pref
Spielfreak: I like the track, as I don't like to dedicate my precious brain power to tracking everyone's publically gained points.