Cheap Move

sully800 · Post by **sully800** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:11 pm

I just pulled a pretty cheap move in one of my games, and I'm wondering what everyone's opinion is...

It was a freestyle game and one of the players was taking their turn and trying to take the pink player out. I had my single large force next to one of pink's countries, which happened to be the last one that would be taken out. So when the player had eliminated pink's other 5 countries I attacked the last one knocking pink out. It was a terminator escalating game so I gained cards and points by doing that.

I have been afraid this tactic would be used against me several times when I was trying to knock a player out. I think its a risk that goes along with freestyle games (just like the fact that pink could have cashed in a set at the last second and prevented both of us from taking him out).

A few of the times when I have been knocking someone out I purposely block the last coutnry with my men so someone can't come and take the last country from me. So its preventable, but sometimes you might just not think about it. Anyway, it's not a move I'm especially proud of, but I wouldn't view it as cheating. What are you thoughts?

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:13 pm

That's not cheating, that's how you play freestyle. :wink:

Risk_06 · Post by **Risk_06** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:15 pm

Yeah, you're not cheating. You're just smart, and are good at strategizing. :wink:

SprCobra · Post by **SprCobra** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:15 pm

Nice move

got_heart86 · Post by **got_heart86** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:43 am

personally, thats one of my fav things about freestyle is that it allows you to do that. but if you do pull it off, sometimes the guy you screwed will let you know it in your feedback so dont be surprised if that happens. happened to me, luckily i was able to talk him out of leaving it there

areyouincahoots · Post by **areyouincahoots** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:49 am

That's the reason I don't play freestyle.

Wicked knows...

Master Bush · Post by **Master Bush** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:55 am

freestyle isn't even risk, it's for retards.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:22 am

areyouincahoots wrote:That's the reason I don't play freestyle.

Wicked knows...

What did wicked do to you?

Telvannia · Post by **Telvannia** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:02 am

i did that move once

mind you i did it to kill my partner mind you it was a pre-arranged thing between us so it was not backstabbing quite

Mestena · Post by **Mestena** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:11 am

>What did wicked do to you?<

Poor wicked - sounds like this person is seriously misunderstood.

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:15 am

ROFLMAO ... perhaps we should move this to the Flame Wars now? :lol:

SprCobra · Post by **SprCobra** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:17 am

I assume what you done wasnt very nice but probaly very cool...

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:21 am

oh geez must we rehash this again..... all I did was scoot in before her to grab a continent in a freestyle game... we were both attacking at the same time and I kept attacking constantly and got in there, effectively blocking her from getting the cont. no biggie... smooth move on my part. :twisted:

SprCobra · Post by **SprCobra** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:22 am

If you let her weaken it a little first then i was correct not very nice but very cool :twisted:

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:27 am

Who said I was supposed to be nice? :twisted:

Ronaldinho · Post by **Ronaldinho** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:32 am

Master Bush wrote:freestyle isn't even risk, it's for retards.

this is why i pritty much only ever play seq because it is far more like the real risk (even though i aint ever played risk in real life lol

Ronaldinho. :wink:

f1sh3r · Post by **f1sh3r** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:22 pm

i do that all the time. well, i did it once. good times.

RoddyVR · Post by **RoddyVR** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:54 pm

i think its a perfectly legitimate move...
i just wiped someone out, and i purpousely left one of his lands in the back of my own (in asia) and took out teh rest of him that was on the border before taking that one out.
considering that hte third player left in the game logged on his turn while i was doing reinforcements after that, i'd say that was a good choice... even if i did leave 3 more armeis then i could have back in asia, and i was risking faling taking a 1 man nation from two 4 army nations.

wcaclimbing · Post by **wcaclimbing** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:08 pm

i dont like freestyle but i like your strategy

Sir Gordalot · Post by **Sir Gordalot** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:54 pm

All's fair in war... all except multiple accounts and secret alliances

Kenny_Smooth · Post by **Kenny_Smooth** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:44 am

I don't think its cheating or wrong. I would be proud of it. Someone had a weakness and you exposed it. nothing wrong with that.

enterprise47 · Post by **enterprise47** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:15 pm

I've thought it might be used on me before, and would check the game logs throughout my turn to see if someone surfaced to derail my plans mid-stream. I love when I go to place armies on my territory and get an 'Illegal move' message because it was taken out from under my feet between my starting the turn and placing the armies lol. Or when I'm marching along on the board and all of a sudden 60 additional armies from two other sides appear out of no where (I immediately ended my turn and fortified back to my little area of the world!).

enterprise47 · Post by **enterprise47** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:18 pm

oh...to answer your question, I don't think it's cheap (sneaky maybe

) ... everyone has to watch what's going on during freestyle otherwise you belong in the traditional standard games...

sully800 · Post by **sully800** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:13 pm

Well I'm glad to see that everyone has the cut throat mentality for freestyle...truly is a free for all.

I just played a game were I was trying to knock out two weaker players...and the other strong guy came and cashed his slightly larger set, blocked me and ended up winning. I was mad, but what goes around comes around

I thought I was safe playing at 5:30 AM but those Europeans will get me every time with that strategy!

sully800 · Post by **sully800** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:08 pm

Geez, I just did it again, and it happened to be to the same player (which I didn't even notice at first). He was PISSED but now I really agree with everyone that its just part of the freestyle set up and I don't feel badly at all.