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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:47 pm
by yossarian87
No, deadbeats on the losing team should still lose points, but deadbeats on the winning team should not gain points.
The idea is to punish the deadbeats but not their partners and opponents.
Your right
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:16 pm
by rayjret
Also they should lose more points then those that play it right.
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:40 pm
by sully800
kc-jake wrote:I think that your idea will only complicate the points system, which is designed to have a points total of (number of players) * 1000 at all times.
That's true to a degree, but some points are lost. When a team wins an odd number of points, I believe 1 is subtracted each time so the score divides evenly. Over all the team games played, that probably adds up to a fair amount of points lost, but its close to players*1000
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:15 pm
by maniacmath17
sully800 wrote:kc-jake wrote:I think that your idea will only complicate the points system, which is designed to have a points total of (number of players) * 1000 at all times.
That's true to a degree, but some points are lost. When a team wins an odd number of points, I believe 1 is subtracted each time so the score divides evenly. Over all the team games played, that probably adds up to a fair amount of points lost, but its close to players*1000
It's no where close to players * 1000. There are so many people who have joined the site, deadbeated a game, and never returned. If I had to take a guess, I'd say the points are about players * 1150
Partner gets points for deadbeating?
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:53 pm
by Kayla
if my partner totally quits on me and never plays a turn, (doubles game of course), why does he get half the points still?
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:54 pm
by spiesr
He still won. (And may have been helpful by deadbeating)
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:57 pm
by Kayla
was not helpful because the other team was just on me.... they never played, they didn't "win", they deserve no points for not playing
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:58 pm
by happysadfun
Ah, but you inherited their territories.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:01 pm
by Kayla
not the point, they never played, i did all the work, they deserve nothing
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:21 pm
by A Mans Part
why do you care? The only option is you get the same points and the deadbeat gets 0. You should NOT get double points.
deadbeats in team games
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:44 pm
by colin cool
i think if ur teammate deadbeats u should get there points because u work ur ass of and they get half of the points u earned
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:02 pm
by Backglass
You. Your.
And I agree.
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:08 pm
by nyg5680
your right but u also get all their territrys
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:58 am
by jaydog
which is total bullshit
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:38 am
by KidTwist
How many times do we have to address this all over again?
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:47 am
by reverend_kyle
jaydog wrote:which is total bullshit
I'm assuming thast in response to them getting their territories..
and I agree... it increases strategic deadbeating and most of the time gives an advantage to someone who knows how to play risk.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:07 am
by stache hag
Play doubles with people you know. Then your partner won't deadbeat.
Points for Deadbeats
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:21 am
by Jord
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:10 am
by AK_iceman
Damn, thats a good win!
I have mixed feelings about this idea though, I like it because you did in fact do all the work and should get all the points. Deadbeats suck, and they shouldn't be rewarded.
But.... they did give you their armies when they deadbeated and that was what helped you win. So technically, you would have lost if you hadn't gotten those territories and then you would have lost points instead of gaining 47.
I think this idea has already been rejected though.
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:13 am
by elmago79
Still, deadbeats could receive no points for wining a team game.
The case could be made that you could deadbeat because of strategic reasons... But this seems like very bad sportsmanship.
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:48 am
by spiesr
If one person gets all the points people will abuse it possibly by deadbeating when they are about to win...
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:19 am
by RobinJ
Nah, I'm all for it.

Agreed
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 1:00 pm
by Blumoki
spiesr wrote:If one person gets all the points people will abuse it possibly by deadbeating when they are about to win...
agreed, but the deadbeaters shouldn't get them either.
shared points with deadbeat doubles partners
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:07 pm
by pharaoh
I suggest that if a partner in a doubles or triples match is eliminated due to three missed turns they should then forfeit any points gained if the remaining partner(s) win the game. I just defeated a colonel, a lieutenant, and two sergeants after my deadbeat partner left me high and dry and handicapped in the beginning of the game, and after I did all of the hard work to win, he gets 57 points just the same as I. I don't believe that is fair, and propose that it be fixed.
-Pharaoh
Deadbeat Partners
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:33 pm
by Jamie
In game # 180305, my partner deadbeated. The game was a six person doubles game. I somehow managed to win, despite the four others were against me. The Deadbeating didn't help much, since he was all but eliminated, so I got very few of his men from it. The point is, he got 30 pts for the win as well as I. That is stupid. He didn't take one turn. I did all the work, I should get all the pts. Even if your deadbeat partner leaves you tons of men, they shouldn't get a point, if they deadbeat. They shouldn't lose any either. I propose that if your partner deadbeats in a Doubles game, and you win, you get ALL of the points awarded, and in a triples game, the deadbeat gets nothing, while the pts are split between the other two, if they won. This way a person is rewarded for winning on their own, while the deadbeat isn't rewarded, or even punished. You should NOT be rewarded for deadbeating if your partner wins.