ughaibu: You have a point in that there is no reciprocity, black vs. white, in terms of drawing. And if one sides plays badly right through then losing is a fair result. But in other games, even chess one often has the opportunity to claw back some honour in the result. The oriental game of Go is a perfect example of where you can screw up early on in one part of the board and still have good chances elsewhere and in the game as a whole. The most satisfying games of chess I have ever played have all been hard fought draws so perhaps I appreciate drawn games more than most. Tablut is unbalanced by nature and though it is a shame that black does not, on the face of it, have the resources to force a draw, there can still be times when he cannot capture the king and so will be happy with his side of a perpetual raichi.