Cigar shape vs flavor

[Kxthor911]

So I was reading the thread about people's favorite shapes and that brought out a question from me.

Does shape influence flavor and why? Or is it just a difference in time. I think I understand that smaller ring gauges produce more flavor because of the wrapper to filler ratio. Is this correct?

 

[broblues]

The shape doesn't effect the flavor as much as how much and where the different tobaccos are placed while bunching the filler.

 

[Slick300]

My understanding regarding rg is not that a small rg cigar will have 'more' flavor than a larger one but that the influence the different component tobaccos have will vary. The flavor profile of a smaller rg cigar will be more influenced by the wrapper whereas the profile of a larger rg will be more influenced by the filler.