The tournament and a question of ethics - newbie question

Zarix · #1 August 24th, 2002, 09:27 AM

I don't think that large alliances will work very well in this tournament. If the first empire that you meet attacks immediately you won't even get in contact with your allies.

tbontob · #2 August 24th, 2002, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by Zarix:
I don't think that large alliances will work very well in this tournament. If the first empire that you meet attacks immediately you won't even get in contact with your allies.

Which is why I said,

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As I see it, the best chance a small alliance has in beating a larger one is to attack early and hard

But allow a large alliance to establish itself....

I expect this game to be quick and bloody...any comments?

geoschmo · #3 August 24th, 2002, 02:37 PM

[quote]Originally posted by tbontob:

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I expect this game to be quick and bloody...any comments?

I hope so. That's what I was going for when I set it up.

With 35+ players, 20+ rounds, if each game isn't quick and bloody we are going to be very old before the tournament is over.

Geoschmo

tbontob · #4 August 24th, 2002, 02:49 PM

[quote]Originally posted by geoschmo:

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Originally posted by tbontob:

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I expect this game to be quick and bloody...any comments?

I hope so. That's what I was going for when I set it up.

With 35+ players, 20+ rounds, if each game isn't quick and bloody we are going to be very old before the tournament is over.

Geoschmo

And, if the attack fails, a situation is created where there are two potential "victims" as both will (in all likelihood) have been weakened in the battle. The attackee, however strong he/she may have been in the beginning may end up losing the game.

geoschmo · #5 August 24th, 2002, 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by tbontob:
And, if the attack fails, a situation is created where there are two potential "victims" as both will (in all likelihood) have been weakened in the battle. The attackee, however strong he/she may have been in the beginning may end up losing the game.

Now you are getting it. See why I like this format so much? Truely anything can happen. And over the course of the tournament alomost anything will at one time or another.

Geoschmo

tesco samoa · #6 August 24th, 2002, 04:57 PM

IT's all about the game within the game....

tbontob · #7 August 24th, 2002, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:

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Originally posted by tbontob:
And, if the attack fails, a situation is created where there are two potential "victims" as both will (in all likelihood) have been weakened in the battle. The attackee, however strong he/she may have been in the beginning may end up losing the game.

Now you are getting it. See why I like this format so much? Truely anything can happen. And over the course of the tournament alomost anything will at one time or another.

Geoschmo

Actually, I always "had" it.

Just commenting...

And I still stand by my opinions about alliances.

Nothing has really changed