Re: POLL: Backstabbing
Very interesting comments. And valid.
Like you said, always remember your ally can (possibly) become your enemy.
When feasible, I have a list of requirements I try to approach potential allies with. So they know up front what I expect and what they can expect from me. For example, in the Tourney game, I have a partnersip with a person whom I will never cross, will help to defend, and for whom I owe my current position. That is a bond I swore to him. It will only break if (or when) it comes down to the winner being me or him.
I've played with people who fought against me from the beginning. Then, in another game, found myself in a position to work with them. That doesn't bother me. But like you said, if I had been backstabbed, I will always remember that person. And likely NOT make an agreement with him in the current game.
Good points, Stone!
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ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third. (Ambrose Bierce)
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