has anyone

by **pie12345** on Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:09 pm

has anyone ever considored elimanteing the team mate for cards

by **jammyjames** on Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:12 pm

pie12345 wrote:has anyone ever considored elimanteing the team mate for cards

Yep. on a team game of mine, we decided it was the best bet to wipe out both of my other team members to take the win.. here is the game number:

Game 5825810

by **FireStar** on Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:16 pm

I have often done it on escalating quad games where they are easily killable. Its a very good strategy to consider... just make sure its the best option or you could tick your teammates off

by **maasman** on Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:36 pm

I've done it a few times to pull out a win.

by **eddie2** on Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:15 pm

yep it is very good especially in esc games or if your team mate is going to be taken out and you don't have enough troups to save him. but i always tell him via pm first so the team know what i am about to do.

by **Arama86n** on Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:41 pm

Done it on more than one occasion to secure the win.

But would do it under different circumstances too. If your teammate is beyond saving, giving the opponents 3-5 cards, and it's easy for you to take your teamate out first, why on earth not? Ofc it helps if you know your teammate and (s)he is somone that understands the necessity of the move.

by **Caymanmew** on Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:45 pm

i do it all the time in my no spoils games

by **jrh_cardinal** on Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:23 pm

caymanmew wrote:i do it all the time in my no spoils games

why the hell would you do that? What do you gain by losing a teammate in a no spoils game? (this is of course assuming you're not getting some huge bonus by eliminating them, but that is rare)

by **Trephining** on Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:59 am

The no spoils post was probably sarcastic.

But I have done it in Quads Flat spoils. A teammate was weak and had 2 or 3 cards. We would rather they stay on our team. It was a really close game at the moment.

by **the.killing.44** on Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:03 pm

Often. esc quads rely on the ability to do this.

by **Caymanmew** on Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:11 pm

Trephining wrote:The no spoils post was probably sarcastic.

correct

by **Joodoo** on Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:28 am

Only done it once so far, and it was risky at the time.
Game 2706354

by **stahrgazer** on Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:59 am

pie12345 wrote:has anyone ever considored elimanteing the team mate for cards

Sure, but almost never in flat rate. In escalating, it's quite a viable strategy. If you value your teammate, make sure he (she) agrees to the idea first. Smarter teammates will suggest it, if taking their cards means you'll be able to wipe your opponents. If taking your teammate out won't enable you to take out an opponent - or eradicate strongly massed forces - then don't. On the other hand, if the opponent is about to take your mate out, you do it first, or else!