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Re: Backstabbing

Sun, 13 June 2004 12:56

vonKreedon

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I fall into the camp Seven, Iztok and Orca, the object of the game is to win and all players should keep their eyes on the prize. If their is a way to win by explicitly violating a written treaty, and there is no other means as likely to provide the win, then I would seriously examine executing a backstab.

In many ways it takes two to backstab. One player has to be willing to backstab, but the other player has to make himself vulnerable to the backstab. I am regularly re-evaluating the strategic situation to determine how to mitigate the risks, including the risk of backstabbing; this is simple due dilligence.

Another issue is the definition of backstabbing. I have a strict constructionist view that if the action is not explicitly forbiden by written treaty then it is allowable without being called backstabbing. So treaty writing is very important in preventing backstabs. In the opening post to this thread Ptolemy said,
They keep their agreements and do not attack their friends. In most games, NAP's are nullified with the agreed termination notice.
What does everyone think of a player that does not honor this unwritten code?

I think that unwritten codes are worth the paper they're written on.

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		Backstabbing By: Ptolemy on Sat, 12 June 2004 20:05
		Re: Backstabbing By: Orca on Sat, 12 June 2004 23:09
		Re: Backstabbing By: Ashlyn on Sun, 13 June 2004 00:14
		Re: Backstabbing By: Strat on Sun, 13 June 2004 01:48
		Re: Backstabbing By: iztok on Sun, 13 June 2004 04:27
		Re: Backstabbing By: SevenOfNine on Sun, 13 June 2004 11:48
		Re: Backstabbing By: vonKreedon on Sun, 13 June 2004 12:56
		Re: Backstabbing By: multilis on Sun, 13 June 2004 14:51
		Re: Backstabbing By: slms on Sun, 13 June 2004 18:16
		Re: Backstabbing By: Strat on Mon, 14 June 2004 00:03
		Re: Backstabbing By: Kotk on Mon, 14 June 2004 03:53
		Re: Backstabbing By: Steve1 on Fri, 01 October 2004 04:16
		Re: Backstabbing By: vonKreedon on Fri, 01 October 2004 13:04
		Re: Backstabbing By: Steve1 on Fri, 01 October 2004 23:09
		Re: Backstabbing By: multilis on Fri, 01 October 2004 23:24
		Re: Backstabbing By: SnakeChomp on Sat, 02 October 2004 11:42
		Re: Backstabbing By: multilis on Sat, 02 October 2004 12:20
		Re: Backstabbing By: SnakeChomp on Sat, 02 October 2004 13:03
		Re: Backstabbing By: Stikleback on Mon, 14 June 2004 16:03
		Re: Backstabbing By: Carn on Mon, 14 June 2004 16:13
		Re: Backstabbing By: vonKreedon on Mon, 14 June 2004 17:01
		OOT: Re: Backstabbing By: Kotk on Tue, 15 June 2004 08:22
		Re: OOT: Re: Backstabbing By: vonKreedon on Tue, 15 June 2004 09:01
		Re: Backstabbing By: Carn on Tue, 15 June 2004 09:10
		Re: Backstabbing By: vonKreedon on Tue, 15 June 2004 11:33
		Re: Backstabbing By: mazda on Tue, 15 June 2004 12:13
		Re: Backstabbing By: icebird on Mon, 14 June 2004 17:10
		Re: Backstabbing By: StarsBob on Thu, 17 June 2004 16:26
		Re: Backstabbing By: vonKreedon on Thu, 17 June 2004 18:10
		Re: Backstabbing By: mazda on Fri, 18 June 2004 10:10
		Re: Backstabbing By: Ptolemy on Sat, 19 June 2004 01:50
		Re: Backstabbing By: Carn on Sat, 19 June 2004 05:45
		Re: Backstabbing By: iztok on Sat, 19 June 2004 07:11
		Re: Backstabbing By: multilis on Fri, 02 July 2004 20:26
		Re: Backstabbing + Grand Alliances + Excitment By: Vanguard on Thu, 30 September 2004 12:30
		Re: Backstabbing By: Hunnuli on Fri, 01 October 2004 17:04
		Re: Backstabbing By: Steve1 on Fri, 01 October 2004 22:56
		Re: Backstabbing By: Hunnuli on Sat, 02 October 2004 13:10
		Re: Backstabbing By: multilis on Sat, 02 October 2004 15:08
		Re: Backstabbing By: vonKreedon on Sat, 02 October 2004 20:11
		Re: Backstabbing By: Steve1 on Sun, 03 October 2004 00:28
		Re: Backstabbing By: Kotk on Mon, 04 October 2004 08:03
		Re: Backstabbing By: multilis on Mon, 04 October 2004 12:13
		Re: Backstabbing By: LEit on Mon, 04 October 2004 13:01
		Re: Backstabbing By: multilis on Mon, 04 October 2004 13:48
		Re: Backstabbing By: icebird on Tue, 05 October 2004 13:39

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