Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners

From: desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)

Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000

The definition of playing is sending in your money to take your turns.
The definition of winning is achieving the victory conditions.  The
definition of playing well is playing in a way which increases your
probability of winning.  The definition of diplomacy is affecting other
players' actions by what you say or do.  The definition of skillful
diplomacy is diplomacy which increases your probability of winning.  The
definition of a sore loser is someone who complains about other people
playing well and using skillful diplomacy and doing well as a result.

There are plenty of ME-PBM players who have stated here the sensible
reactions: either don't play the game, if you don't like the victory
conditions, or play the game but take the necessary steps to prevent
independents from achieving them.  Both are easy enough to do.  I
suppose the third alternative of trotting our your sour grapes on usenet
is also easy enough, but it seems pretty pointless to me.

David desJardins

References

Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners
bonar@math.rutgers.edu (Doug Bonar)
Tue, 11 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners
Kevin McGee <kdmcgee@aol.com>
Wed, 12 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners
dcd@nasa.kodak.com (Dennis DeYoung)
Tue, 11 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners
bonar@math.rutgers.edu (Doug Bonar)
Tue, 11 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners
Kevin McGee <kdmcgee@aol.com>
Wed, 12 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners
dcd@nasa.kodak.com (Dennis DeYoung)
Tue, 11 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000