Reasons to hate player destruction

[taerij]

So I was in a commanding position during a game, having control of half the territories on the map and then this happens:

2012-01-01 16:37:28 - JAVIRABADE received 2 troops for holding ?
2012-01-01 16:37:28 - JAVIRABADE received 5 troops for 16 regions
2012-01-01 16:38:06 - JAVIRABADE deployed 7 troops on ?
2012-01-01 16:38:13 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:38:26 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from Aralious201270
2012-01-01 16:38:34 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:38:43 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:38:47 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:38:59 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from Aralious201270
2012-01-01 16:38:59 - JAVIRABADE eliminated Aralious201270 from the game
2012-01-01 16:39:14 - JAVIRABADE played a set of Scotland, Tunisia, and Moscow worth 15 troops
2012-01-01 16:39:14 - JAVIRABADE got bonus of 2 troops added to ?
2012-01-01 16:39:20 - JAVIRABADE played a set of Albania, Israel, and Moldova worth 20 troops
2012-01-01 16:39:20 - JAVIRABADE got bonus of 2 troops added to ?
2012-01-01 16:39:53 - JAVIRABADE deployed 12 troops on ?
2012-01-01 16:40:02 - JAVIRABADE deployed 23 troops on ?
2012-01-01 16:40:10 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:40:14 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:40:17 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:40:21 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:40:34 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:40:38 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:40:43 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:40:56 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:41:05 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:41:17 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:41:28 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:41:39 - JAVIRABADE assaulted ? from ? and conquered it from taerij
2012-01-01 16:42:12 - JAVIRABADE ended the turn and got spoils

I'm a fan of random, but one small player killing another has utterly turned the game over. Considering this is a FoW game, it's ridiculous.

[Johnny Rockets]

This is very common on escalating spoils games.

All successful tactics on escalating games include stockpiling and spread out stacks, not bonus collecting and map control.

The experience you are looking for is flat rate spoils. You may wish to consider the Society of Cooks if you are looking for other settings tutoring and experience.

Cheers!

Johnny Rockets

[betiko]

lol, maybe playing accordingly to your opponent's spoils compared to their current value would help?
having half of the territories doesn't mean you were leading, having the most armies yes. anyway, you need to go take classes to learn how to play the game.

[greenoaks]

So I was in a commanding position during a game, having control of half the territories on the map and then this happens:

and i make the important decisions in my household because my wife says i can

[natty dread]

You need to learn how to play escalating. It's a very different game than other game types, you don't want to spread yourself too thin or concentrate on bonus areas, instead you need to stack your troops and try to position them in optimal positions. Then you wait for the right moment, when you can eliminate an opponent, take his spoils, cash the spoils, use the troops to kill the next opponent, etc. until you have sweeped the board clean.

If this is not the kind of game play you're looking for, then you need to play no spoils or flat rate.

Also, stay away from fog games until you learn to play those games without fog.

[HighlanderAttack]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85V1Xewv20k

[rockfist]

Dude, don't play escallating if you don't want that to happen. I dislike it for large single player games, not because I couldn't be good at it, but rather because I enjoy a game of territory control and bonus building, which does not work for escallating. Play settings that allow you to enjoy the game and have fun.