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15 points

Bagging seems like it should be a valid strategy, let yourself go to the back of the pack to get better items, but run the risk of not being able to catch up.

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It seems counter-intuitive to make a racing gameโ€™s optimal strategy to lag behind the rest of the other racers

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Mario Kart is a racing game like Smash Bros is a fighting game; sure it fits, but you canโ€™t really compare it directly to the competition.

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Eh serious tournaments disable items in Smash, the same isnโ€™t said for Mario Kart.

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Knocking opponents off the stage is close enough to lowering their HP to 0.

Being slower than everyone else is the opposite of being faster than everyone else. It does seem like itโ€™s cheesing the system thatโ€™s supposed to balance things out.

Even items in Smash Bros has a skill component in getting to the item first. And โ€œrubber bandโ€ mechanics like bonus final smashes (and items in general) can be turned off.

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10 points

It does, but for a real world parallel see bike sprints.

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2 points

Is it because of wind resistance? The one in front cuts through the wind for everyone else?

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