Chariot of Fire wrote:If you look at
Game 13900095 as one example you can see that Josko is playing his turns almost 24 hours after the previous turn in a game that he's forecast to lose [a tactic that The Crown adopted to excess]. What's interesting though is that his faithful sidekick and opponent Moonchild is also taking almost 24 hours to take his turns in that game, alluding to collusion between the two to delay the loss. The two of them are doing the same in
Game 13900182. Conversely however, in
Game 13900094 (a game Josko was destined to win) both he and Moonchild took their turns as quickly as possible.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that of course (other than manipulation of Josko's score) but it's not something to say "Wow, I'm impressed" over as he approaches a CC high score. It took chicanery and collusion to do so.
Same deal in
Game 13908699 - waiting for as long as possible to take the turn whilst posting in C&A about his opponent.
Then again, there's never been any love lost between me and Josko:
http://www.conquerclub.com/player.php?mode=ratings1&username=Chariot+of+Fire
Personally, I am of the view that +6000 scores require by their inherent nature one or both of either chicanery and collusion, but of all the nefarious methods 'holding your losses' is one of the lesser 'CC-Vices', for the simple fact that we all do it every once in a while, if not on the industrial scale of freefalling123 or one must suppose josko.ri.
It is difficult to not say "Wow, I'm impressed" (at least for me) by any sequential player who has reached 6,000 points. Though I also accept that as his score drops we will get something of his true level as his losses come in.
You know I've had to accept that, just like everyone else one must suppose, that there is a level I can theoretically reach; and that the level I have in mind is below others who might not necessarily have more strategic ability than me (though they probably have more), but have more stamina, or drive, or greater levels of concentration. I know that if I continue to push on I will get halted well before 3500 (in the sense that the enjoyment of gaming would have to take such a hit to achieve it). You are a far better player than I in that you are obviously able to enjoy our game at such exalted levels. Yet here is josko, able to take his game beyond 5,000 points and I would think you are also able to do that, but for reasons beyond strategic nous you actually can't. CC, as of course you well know, is not just about strategic ability, it is also about some of the qualities I mentioned above like stamina. Personally, I don't undervalue stamina (having so little of it myself) and consider it a key element of most of the players who reach the heights (as you have) and of even more importance to those who
really reach the heights like josko.ri.