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Re: What do players think?

Mon, 31 January 2005 11:00

vonKreedon

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A couple of comments:

If a player is in the top half of the score then failure to attempt to win is laziness. True, the probability of winning may be very low, but that does not equal zero. True, winning from 5th place is more difficult than winning from 1st, but 1st also has its downsides. The biggest downside is that being in first in the end-game should make you the target of all other players. Being in first also likely means that you have more management issues; more planets and production queues, more fleets to move, minerals to balance, and territory to defend.

Not being in first means that you have to work harder on the diplomatic and cooperation areas. If the first place player has twice as much economy and twice the military of the second place player it is still likely that he has significantly less economy and military power than ALL of the other players. The key is to effectively cooperate against number one. If you can do this then even a fifth place player may find himself in position to win if he plays the end-game with focus and some chances break his way.

[On Edit] My statement that, "If a player is in the top half of the score then failure to attempt to win is laziness." is entirely too harsh. I overlooked the obvious potential for real life priorities to intrude. Obviously if one has been playing a Stars! game for months and months, putting off relationships or work issues at some point one is likely to decide that increasing your time committment to properly do the diplomacy and strategic planning necessary to defeat a monster number one player is just not worth the time. My apologies for impuning anyone's work ethic.

[Updated on: Tue, 01 February 2005 10:55]

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