Artful Dodger: But think about the poor frogs...... who would want to shoot and kill any of those cute poor frogs??????

But seriously, it is a lot of points and does make it harder to win if you shoot a frog - But I've done it before - and have had it done to me also.... and at the same time, you now have less frogs to find (only 4 left).

I have also wondered if the 13x13 board with a 0 in the middle like in Frog Legs would be a good idea in Frog Finder also - always giving a person a place to start.

..... but I can't ignore the fact of how even the win/loss is for each player (50.2% vs. 49.6%) - so going first may give you an advantage of getting an extra chance to shoot/guess - but possible with the disadvantage of the bad chance of shooting a frog evens everything out.

What some had done (and myself at times also) - in your FIRST SHOT - Don't shoot, but guess in a spot. (you will lose 3 points - but that is a lot less then 10 points... and will give you a place to shoot next time with no fear of hitting a frog) Just an idea - not sure if it is the best strategy, but I guess is a good one to get away from not shooting a frog at the move.