Re: What to do about a real newbie...

From: "Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com>

Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Robert "DieHard" Bolin, aka Draugnar of the Third
draugnar@iglou.com   or  Robert_E_Bolin@parwhq.ccmail.compuserve.com

On 17 Apr 1995, David desJardins wrote:

<HUGE SNIP>
> I think I probably would have pointed out the reason not
> to ally *before* the other player made the alliance, so it wouldn't have
> happened, and you wouldn't be in this position now.  I tend to prefer
> sharing information about the rules and how the game works in advance,
> not least because if a friendly player *is* to become your ally, you
> want that player to understand the rules as well as possible.
>
> But perhaps I'm just posturing.
>
>                                         David desJardins
> --
> Copyright 1995 David desJardins.  Unlimited permission is granted to quote
> from this posting for non-commercial use as long as attribution is given.
>
>

I didn't explain it, cause I told him I wasn't going to be formal allies
with anyone.  He just up and allied with me from his end.  I'm not
officially his ally.  At first, while trying to sneak an armory out from
under him, he got 30000 (yes 30K) of my troops when I placed them on what
I thought was an empty armory.  That is how I realized he had allied with
me.  I then picked em back up and dropped them, making it my armory and
he called in confusion.  I did the pick up and drop cause I thought he
was trying to reverse my sneak into a troop theft and that was my only
potential revenge.

I think, however, that I'll call him and explain it tonight, and warn him
that if he doesn't get another state in the next five turns, I'll be back
cause I need his state's income.  Otherwise, I won't be aggresive to him,
but I still won't be his ally until after Washington DC and the Federal
Forces fall.

References

What to do about a real newbie...
"Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com>
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What to do about a real newbie...
LSTRAW@EUROPA.UMUC.EDU (Laura H. Straw)
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What to do about a real newbie...
"Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com>
Thu, 13 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What to do about a real newbie...
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Mon, 17 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000