Conquer Club

Coleman wrote:My rank would be a lot higher if I didn't play so many games just for fun. I'm not someone who necessarily thinks winning is the only way to have fun in these games. My play really reflects how serious I think the room is, if it is more laid back I tend to be more laid back. If nobody is talking then the real Coleman shows up and kicks ass.

But on topic, I usually listen to the higher ranked players, even though I've played more games then most of them. However, sometimes they tell me really stupid things. If you expect me to blow a chance to break a continent in no cards you're out of your damned mind.

Hmmm - sometimes it's best not to break a continent though even in no cards, if it is going to cost you too many men, or it would prevent them from breaking a stronger player's continent. Much better to sit back and wait for someone else to do your dirty work for you...

Depends on the context, but it could be they were giving you good advice. Or they were giving you advice to do what would suit them best

Genghis Khan CA wrote: Or they were giving you advice to do what would suit them best

I don't feel like hunting down the game, but it was that second one. He wanted me to help fort him in Africa and the person on the other team had Europe.

I ignored the advice and broke Europe, he didn't need the Africa fort after that. The poor opponent had to use all 3 of his drop to take it back instead of the 8 he would have gotten to demolish the fort I was being asked to do.

I didn't get positive feedback, but I got my points.

EDIT: Do any of you think the "He did what I said and luck just wasn't on our side." type positives are the most bogus things ever?

lol - sorry I misread your post and thought you were talking about standard...

Agreed - it's better to break a cont in no cards doubles if you have the opportunity, especially in 4 player.

Coleman wrote:My rank would be a lot higher if I didn't play so many games just for fun. I'm not someone who necessarily thinks winning is the only way to have fun in these games.

While it's true that Conquer Club is fun whether I'm winning or losing, I seem to have more fun when I'm winning. I wonder why that is?

Whiteberry wrote:

Coleman wrote:My rank would be a lot higher if I didn't play so many games just for fun. I'm not someone who necessarily thinks winning is the only way to have fun in these games.

While it's true that Conquer Club is fun whether I'm winning or losing, I seem to have more fun when I'm winning. I wonder why that is?

Human nature? I do enjoy winning, but I won't lie if you asked me if I ever suicided or made questionable moves against a particular person or just in general for the sake of being funny in a highly social game. (The answer is yes, but it isn't typical of me, I'm happy with my 0 negative feedback.)

Whiteberry wrote:

Coleman wrote:My rank would be a lot higher if I didn't play so many games just for fun. I'm not someone who necessarily thinks winning is the only way to have fun in these games.

While it's true that Conquer Club is fun whether I'm winning or losing, I seem to have more fun when I'm winning. I wonder why that is?

Always better winning. I don't know anyone ( apart from Simtom ) who, intitially, doesn't play to win. Of course, as the games go, you might just break out and choose to have some fun, but strong competition is also a nice thing to experience.

You will start trying to win, but might give up and choose to joke around if the area allows it.

There are so many people that just do dubs matches against complete newbs, and there are others who play almost all-standard

<-- case in point

Whiteberry wrote:

freezie wrote: On the other end, some new recruits played RISK for years before coming on CC, and probably know more than some veterans here.

Your observation is correct. As for myself, I was playing the board game Risk for many years before a lot of Conquer Club players were even born. I then played Risk on my son's Nintendo against computer players. In recent years I played Risk on a Hasbro Interactive computer game again against computer players. When I found Conquer Club I was thrilled to be able to play this game, that I've been addicted to for the past 35 years, against other on-line players. Long live Conquer Club!

Amen to that brother!

It depends on how long it took them to get the rank. Someone who takes 200 games to get up to captain gets no respect from me.

GustavusAdolphus wrote:It depends on how long it took them to get the rank. Someone who takes 200 games to get up to captain gets no respect from me.

If those 200 games are standard, I consider that much better than if you played 40 triples with people much better than you.

I think that there should be ways to sort the score board. e.g. for singles games played, team games played and overall score. It would settle alot of the tension that builds up with higher ranked players playing dubs against noobs. As for me, i suck at dubs. I have lost almost 200 points playing dubs. So my score is all singles

poo-maker wrote:I think that there should be ways to sort the score board. e.g. for singles games played, team games played and overall score. It would settle alot of the tension that builds up with higher ranked players playing dubs against noobs. As for me, i suck at dubs. I have lost almost 200 points playing dubs. So my score is all singles

this has been already suggested in sugestions forum....
as for ranking and respect...well I have 1 word to u... respect every rank there is whether its a simple question mark or a red star....Ranks def. show something....Luck sometimes might find its way to increase or decrease ur rank.....but if u r good it means whatever u do u will stay a high ranked player if u r not good u can go up through the scoreboard but at some point u will fall down
Thats where luck comes in...it can help u boost ur score up or down but at some point luck will even out and u will know ur true identity
But my point is respect all the players and cuss them when they make mistakes

chessplaya wrote:

poo-maker wrote:I think that there should be ways to sort the score board. e.g. for singles games played, team games played and overall score. It would settle alot of the tension that builds up with higher ranked players playing dubs against noobs. As for me, i suck at dubs. I have lost almost 200 points playing dubs. So my score is all singles

this has been already suggested in sugestions forum....
as for ranking and respect...well I have 1 word to u... respect every rank there is whether its a simple question mark or a red star....Ranks def. show something....Luck sometimes might find its way to increase or decrease ur rank.....but if u r good it means whatever u do u will stay a high ranked player if u r not good u can go up through the scoreboard but at some point u will fall down
Thats where luck comes in...it can help u boost ur score up or down but at some point luck will even out and u will know ur true identity
But my point is respect all the players and cuss them when they make mistakes

Full respect to you for doing that chess. But theres no way that i'm going follow suit. I don't like playing low ranks because of the points, the aggravating games and the quality of the games.

Your rank has obviously suffered from playing low ranks though chess. You were at 2600+ a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday, you were a major.

I'm not a point-hoarder, but losing more than 600 points make me cringe

poo-maker wrote:

chessplaya wrote:

poo-maker wrote:I think that there should be ways to sort the score board. e.g. for singles games played, team games played and overall score. It would settle alot of the tension that builds up with higher ranked players playing dubs against noobs. As for me, i suck at dubs. I have lost almost 200 points playing dubs. So my score is all singles

this has been already suggested in sugestions forum....
as for ranking and respect...well I have 1 word to u... respect every rank there is whether its a simple question mark or a red star....Ranks def. show something....Luck sometimes might find its way to increase or decrease ur rank.....but if u r good it means whatever u do u will stay a high ranked player if u r not good u can go up through the scoreboard but at some point u will fall down
Thats where luck comes in...it can help u boost ur score up or down but at some point luck will even out and u will know ur true identity
But my point is respect all the players and cuss them when they make mistakes

Full respect to you for doing that chess. But theres no way that i'm going follow suit. I don't like playing low ranks because of the points, the aggravating games and the quality of the games.

Your rank has obviously suffered from playing low ranks though chess. You were at 2600+ a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday, you were a major.

I'm not a point-hoarder, but losing more than 600 points make me cringe

hehehe 2600+ was good a major is better my friend

feel free to donate 52 of your points then...

poo-maker wrote::roll: feel free to donate 52 of your points then...

u got them dont worry i am trying

chessplaya wrote:

poo-maker wrote::roll: feel free to donate 52 of your points then...

u got them dont worry i am trying

You're right, i have a 11-6 win record against you

poo-maker wrote:

chessplaya wrote:

poo-maker wrote::roll: feel free to donate 52 of your points then...

u got them dont worry i am trying

You're right, i have a 11-6 win record against you

hmmmm if u count how many u got lucky u wont be as happy

chessplaya wrote:

poo-maker wrote:

chessplaya wrote:

poo-maker wrote::roll: feel free to donate 52 of your points then...

u got them dont worry i am trying

You're right, i have a 11-6 win record against you

hmmmm if u count how many u got lucky u wont be as happy

Maybe because i was following you...

poo-maker wrote:

chessplaya wrote:

poo-maker wrote:

chessplaya wrote:

poo-maker wrote::roll: feel free to donate 52 of your points then...

u got them dont worry i am trying

You're right, i have a 11-6 win record against you

hmmmm if u count how many u got lucky u wont be as happy

Maybe because i was following you...

lol

so George will u ever enlighten me on what those mistake/s are that I seem to always make? or are you affraid if I know I will kick your butt?

ya what she said

"There are other players who have 105 games and are colonels."
I don't know how to quote, I'm a noob. But george said this.
Was that adressed to me? thx

negoeien wrote:"There are other players who have 105 games and are colonels."
I don't know how to quote, I'm a noob. But george said this.
Was that adressed to me? thx

No, it must be me - I have exactly 105 games and I'm a colonel...