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Tue, 11 November 2003 11:31

EDog

Lt. Junior Grade

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Location: Denver, Colorado, USA

All this talk of backstabbing makes me reminiscent of a game I was involved in over a year ago. I don't remember the title of the game, but I think Mike Nixon was in it (the only one I remember for sure). I was a PP race (natch) in an alliance of four races against an alliance of three. Despite having a one race advantage, our side was fairly evenly matched against the opponents. (anyone else who was in this one, if you remember it from my description below, feel free to jump in)

I wound up playing one of the most dangerous games I've ever been in - becoming a double agent. The three-race alliance made overtures to me to try and recruit me onto their side to backstab my team. The offer they made me was pretty impressive. I remember discussing it with my team and deciding to act as a double agent. We carefully coordinated a series of attacks against my own team, making it seem like I'd suddenly switched sides. The attacks involved packets, assaults on frontline worlds, and other things. It went beautifully. My new "allies" moved in to defend me from the amassed forces of my old team, leaving the heart of their empire relatively undefended. At that point I performed the true backstab and nuked a bunch of my new "allies" worlds and allowed a main battle force from my old team to penetrate deep into enemy territory. They wound up surrendering to us. It was one of the most enjoyable games I think I ever played in Stars, with a very tight team that was in constant communication and working like a true unit.

Like others have posted in this thread, there is a time for backstabbing. If it is done right, it is a thing of terrible beauty to behold, no matter what side of it you are on.

EDog

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