Peter,

That was the first nice thing written by a player about this topic; the rest has
been like the Duke Lacrosse players, guilty until proven innocent. In America,
when they call you a witch, it is time to drown to prove you're not.

Although I appreciate the sentiment, I think it is best to stay retired:
something I had asked to do at the end of March. I may have played some games
with freinds, but never operated more than MdL.

Good luck with your games,

MdL

--- In grandstrategy@yahoogroups.com, "workingonimproving" <peterjcassidy@...>
wrote:
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>
> Bryan I think you do a great job setting up and running this game/ Here's a
suggestion that might work for you and Ml. He gets back in the game under
probation, under a name know only to you that will be revealed after 100 games.
You keep an eye on the games and if things go wrong, you do what you do.
>
> Where it might appeal to Ml is that if he starts as an unknoewn newby under
a new name, of he is as good as he thinks he is, ( he should by playing "fair"
be at the top of the leaderboard in 100 games. As you know so well, starting as
a newby at 1000 points means he gains more points beating any player then he
does playing at 2,000 points. and loses less if he loses to any player. He
wpuld hsve the advantage and fun of knowng the players and they don;t know
him.Imagine his joy at trouncing players who accused him of winning by "unfair"
play!!
>
> The challenge to him is to keep plsying "fair" and to show that he really is
that good.. His name being reveled after 199 games we will all be able to judge
if he is in fact that good. Imagine his chagrin if he loses regularly to those
who accused him of winning by unfari play.
> Personally I am still "workingonit" and wouldn't mind starting off fresh under
a new name. Perhaps if I coughed up the money for a premium membership it could
be done?
>
> Thank you again for a marvelous game.
>
>
>
> ".--- In grandstrategy@yahoogroups.com, "bryanbrun" <bryanbrun@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I suppose that does qualify as fairly vindictive. I must be guilty of
having a soft spot for the Machiavellian intelligence.
> >
> > To me he seems like a "Richard III". And the danger there is to let the
pity and admiration for that type of character overwhelm the recognition of the
harm of the misdeeds.
> >
> >
> > --- In grandstrategy@yahoogroups.com, "ctgottapee" <ctmoore@> wrote:
> > >
> > > as far as vindictive goes, check out game 138064
> > >
> > > before i even started this game - a No Secret Alliances Game - my PM box
was full of msgs and i'm like what the heck.
> > >
> > > ol' MdL macking secret pacts with everyone before the game, and of course
not bothering to announce them either.
> > >
> > > when one player decides not to go along with it, MdL goes balistic cussing
and calling him every name in the book
> > >
> > > having MdL as a teammate myself, he suggests every move to do nothing but
kill the players who wouldn't agree to his secret pacts and throw the game.
> > >
> > > a real class act!
> > > keeping him around will only cause repeated problems, but of course
ridding a place of pests can be difficult.
> > >
> > >
> > > if the PM system is going to be a primary weapon and a key strategy of
play, the rules should include a primer on how to use it to exploit others as it
is not a typical aspect Risk play.
> > >
> >
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