The key is to make it so that you are less likely to be knocked out by another player. If everyone is playing semi-wisely, this can create an interesting game. If one player screws up, it can throw off the balance. Again, as mentioned above, the key is to preparing to be ready to strike when the ...

Don't encourage bad strategies.

exactly

If it's legal and it works, how is it a bad strategy?

Personally, it's not something I do. Why? Because I want to actually play, not sit around for weeks in a game just so that I get an advantage.

I suppose you might make a case for calling it a ...

What game # is the current battle royale?

The idea makes sense to me.

The thing I have found distasteful about non-escalating games is that it's easy to make a mistake and not be able to make a comeback. I like the idea of a nice long game, but not when it's long and I'm slowly losing the whole time!

In theory, I just don't like spending 3 weeks and then gain no points - IN FACT LOOSE POINTS - even when I was 2nd place and was the best player beaten by mistake (again, in theory).

No offense, but I don't agree with the concept that someone could take "2nd place" in Risk. It's a winner-take ...

Timminz wrote:and again, someone who won't/can't pay for a premium membership asking for a way to get more free games in.

People don't always avoid premium because they're poor. I could afford it, but know that I wouldn't be able to control myself. I have too much of an addictive personality!

You guys call him arrogant, when the fact is not a single thing he said was far from being absolutely accurate.

1) The top-ranked players in this game protect their ranks like a bunch of virgins guarding their cherry.
All you've got to do is check their games to see he's right about that. -They ...

I think you have to play as if:

a) the dice could go wrong at any moment

-and-

b) some idiot could screw things up at any moment

I, personally, haven't had any major problems with dice. I've had plenty of headaches with other players, but I consider that to be a part of the game. I say ...

I don't like it.

Let's not forget that just because there are dice involved, that does not make Risk a game of chance. It takes a lot of strategic skill to plan a win despite the possibility of having bad dice.

I don't like the concept that 1 army always defeats 1 army because that's not at all like real life. It ...

I used to be more of an auto attack guy, but it can hurt you when you have a bunch of unusually unlucky rolls.

may be a stupid question, but can you program it so that when i hit refresh the screen stays in the same place?

i.e. you're reading the in-game chat and you hit refresh...instead of seeing the top of the screen you stay focused on the chat.

also, in this case, people could keep their eyes on ...

On the one hand, those who are complaining that, for example, all the private games are on the top could simply filter them out using the game finder options.

On the other hand, I like it better the old way. I like to set up a game and watch and see if any newer games come along that are filling ...

I like the neutrals, too. It adds a new twist on the strategy of the game. You can win a game without ever taking certain areas, but leaving them as a buffer.

I found the IRTOC site and their rules for the 19th Annual Risk Tournament of Champions.

Rule #3 is the no alliances, no hinting and no negotiations, which becomes a moot point
once you discover the competition employs ESCALATING CARD SETS (rule #15).

I think it's stupid that they don't allow ...

What the hell do you think freestyle is man. It's completely part of the game, hell, it is the game. Where else do you get the advantage. Learn to play them and you'll understand them. Sometimes it you need to go first, sometimes last, now and then it doesn't matter. Cheap? This is Risk, War ...

MR. Nate wrote:I'm aware of my addiction, and keeping myself Freemium is the best way to manage it. Bye the way Velve, I want what you've got.

I agree. If I got premium membership, I would end up starting hundreds of games and totally waste my life away!

This is not cheap - its a perfectly fair part of a freestle game. If you dont like it, dont play freestyle but i think it adds to the game myself.

I agree. It's part of the game. You guys who say it's cheap or underhanded are trying to make freestyle conform to the rules of sequential. To me ...

I don't think we should care, but I also don't think they should have anything to brag about.

basically that just means that a person shouldn't get ahead early on or risk getting ganged up on.

You're right. This is probably why players talk about hiding their strength. Or if you do show it, you better be ready to defend yourself!

I know that in a lot of games I try to hold back from ...

This on the other hand is not a joke. I think it's fine, A win is a win regardless of the tactics you use to get it. It's not against the rules, is it? It's happened in real wars before, hasn't it? I also have the same opinion on cheating. If you're not caught your fine. Just another way of getting ...

That's funny. I didn't take it as a joke coming from you. You said the following about a truce you suggested with me:

but i was never going to stick to it . oviously. i was just gonna get the 2 extra men and eliminate him

Click here to see the context.

What you just posted doesn't tell the whole story. First of all, we all began our turns at around the same time (14:21). The fact is NOBODY did any attacking until you did at 14:29. (Interestingly enough, you deployed the armies that you attacked me with 21 seconds after I replied to your suggestion ...

NO!!! FFS you have the brain of a 2yearold. I offer truces to weak players so that i can take advantage of them. I suggest them to find out who is willing to trust me and then take what i wanted and win.

Once again...yes, the reason why most people make truces is to gain some sort of advantage ...