Re: Olympia Gripes

From: MARCUS GREEK <mgreek@beta.delphi.com>

Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0000

desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins) wrote:
>John Morrow <morrow@newton.texel.com> writes:
>>(snip)  No one
>> has said that military conquest and domination is the only goal of the
>> game.  Pick another one you think you might enjoy and go for it.
>
>I can't think of one.  Neither can anyone else I know.  The premises are
>pretty simple: (1) enjoyment in playing the game comes from attempting
>to achieve goals which are challenging and require skill; (2) at this
>point in the game, any goal that doesn't involve conflict with other
>players requires no skill to accomplish; (3) therefore the only interest
>in the game comes from provoking conflict with other players (i.e.,
>"military conquest and domination").  Now, if (1) isn't true for you,
>then this reasoning doesn't apply.  But (1) _is_ true for me, and
>therefore there are a limited number of things that can interest me.

Well, I'm sorry you feel that way, but then yes, I'd quit too, were I
in your shoes. I'm not, however, since my goals are quite different from
yours. In fact I totally disagree with point 2, and therefore 3, although
I'm with you on point one.

On the AOO declaration of victory, they have defeated all the other wargamers
that came in with them, and have in that sense won. They can rest on those
laurals if they like. I don't feel myself a 'loser', as was suggested for we
who do not dominate in another thread. I have never regarded the AOO as a
competitor, rather I view them as an active terrain feature. When G2 comes
around, then we may be competitors, although I don't intend to wargame there
either.

Even then I intend to stay with G1 as long as it's fun, and that may be for
quite some time yet.

-Marcus Greek

References

Re: Olympia Gripes
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Fri, 01 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Olympia - Time for G2?
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Mon, 25 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Olympia Gripes
cedman@capitalist.princeton.edu (Carl Edman)
Tue, 28 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Olympia Gripes
morrow@newton.texel.com (John Morrow)
Wed, 29 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000