Is giving away information during a fog game acceptable?

by **mrkaris** on Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:41 pm

this issue came up yesterday, just wanted to get others opinions.

by **gimil** on Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:42 pm

mrkaris wrote:this issue came up yesterday, just wanted to get others opinions.

Its frowned upon and could be gronuds for a negative.

But i odnt play fog so im not 100%

by **-ShadySoul-** on Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:46 pm

i believe it is acceptable, meaning you will not be banned for it, BUT, the players you are playing with might get pissed, which will result in sudden negative feeds. So, as a frequent fog player, i would not suggest it for sake of sportsmanship.

by **FiveThreeEight** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:43 am

I don't mind it when people do it to me, so I consider it acceptable.

by **Itrade** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:48 am

I consider it a legitimate strategy, especially if the information that you're supplying is false. You can use the fog to further your own cause while casting doubt on anything other information being supplied when people find out that you were lying. It adds another layer of strategy to the fog.

by **-ShadySoul-** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:14 am

Itrade wrote:I consider it a legitimate strategy, especially if the information that you're supplying is false. You can use the fog to further your own cause while casting doubt on anything other information being supplied when people find out that you were lying. It adds another layer of strategy to the fog.

That would only work in noobish games, since experienced players could easily find out you are bluffing.

by **Lone.prophet** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:52 am

its part of overall chat maip so i dont see anything wrong with it

if people neg you for it they are just mad cause they probebly lost afterwards

by **hammocksleeper** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:00 am

i absolutely find it a legitimate aspect of strategic play. might i also mention that it is just as easy to lie about board information as it is to reveal the truth.

by **MeDeFe** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:36 pm

Completely legit and if I ever get to play a fog game (I'm freemium with no free slots and my games tend to go on a looong time) I would be very surprised if no information about positions was exchanged at all during the game.

by **iamkoolerthanu** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:39 pm

hammocksleeper wrote:i absolutely find it a legitimate aspect of strategic play. might i also mention that it is just as easy to lie about board information as it is to reveal the truth.

by **nosorozec39** on Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:48 pm

i dont really play fog, i only tried once and didnt like it that much, but i think the people you play with might get mad...depending on the person, of course. it probably does add some more interesting strategy to the game, but ive got my hands full even without lying to people and trying to coordinate stuff my way.[/b]

by **Knight2254** on Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:58 pm

hmm.. you can't delete posts after you posted again eh? Well.. see below.

by **Knight2254** on Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:00 am

hammocksleeper wrote:i absolutely find it a legitimate aspect of strategic play. might i also mention that it is just as easy to lie about board information as it is to reveal the truth.

+1

I've been burned and used this to my advantage before. Generally I take no reliance on what others are saying during fog games unless I can verify by what I can see.

by **autoload** on Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:23 am

No problem here.

by **caspertk** on Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:51 pm

i think it's a bit "not done" to specify countries/continents that someone holds by name.

by **Risktaker17** on Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:53 pm

iamkoolerthanu wrote:
hammocksleeper wrote:i absolutely find it a legitimate aspect of strategic play. might i also mention that it is just as easy to lie about board information as it is to reveal the truth.

by **Peter Perfect** on Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:49 am

It is a legit tactic ,at first I didn,t like it when it happened to me one time ,but after due consideration I decided that all is fair in love and risk

by **Mr_Adams** on Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:15 pm

as long as it's only information about YOUR territories, I'd say it's ok

by **Tense** on Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:39 pm

As long as you reveal the same information to everyone (eg. in the chat) I can't see any problem with it.
As already pointed out there is nothing saying you can't be something of the following:

etc.

Being that, to certain limits, is not forbidden.

by **Moosegun** on Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:50 pm

Whilst I have never done it I dont see the problem in it.

by **firth4eva** on Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:55 pm

hammocksleeper wrote:i absolutely find it a legitimate aspect of strategic play. might i also mention that it is just as easy to lie about board information as it is to reveal the truth.

I have used that tactic before and Gilligan left me a neutral for it :s.

by **The Weird One** on Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:45 pm

I think it is.
It plays into the strategy, for one, you don't even have to trust the person (I've lied through my teeth a few times) damn, bell. gotta go.

by **Mr_Adams** on Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:36 pm

on second thought, it could be considered strategy. If there is EVER ANY rule against any specific strategy, I'd bet Lackattack would see bankruptcy coming at him like a freight train. :lol:

by **TheScarecrow** on Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:31 pm

i dont like it if someone says something like

"I just broke Scarecrows bonus kill him!!!!!!"

Fog of War should not be about giving away information whether it is truthful or otherwise. It should be about finding an opponents weakness and attacking through it blitzkreig style and hoping its not a trap!

by **Bavarian Raven** on Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:35 pm

it's war though...it's all fair giving false info during the game...but always beware the silent player trying to go unnoticed...

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Is giving away information during a fog game acceptable?

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