Strife wrote:That's not the problem in this case though, but I know well enough that people can miss turns due to personal reasons and I myself don't exactly care for fighting in a lost cause.
They were clearly on and had the chance to take their turn but said they won't because I failed to let him break my bonus and throw the game. If I were really worried about not playing enough games, and had a credit card, I would have premium at the moment, but it's more about this guy admitting why he is going to wait until the last second. It's just to be an ass.
No. What I mean is, by moving slowly, i.e. one turn a day, there's a chance that YOU may miss a turn or two, allowing for an otherwise impossible comeback. That makes sense.
As an example, see:
Game 5233534. This guy started with a bonus, my dice was shit and the game was, for all practical purposes, over. Due to that, I've purposely played one turn per day, as close as possible to the end of my turn. Now, he just missed a turn basically allowing for me to get the upper hand. I've been on many times seeing the game being open but have chosen not to play. And it paid off. As I said, it does happen often enough for it to be a viable last-chance strategy.
Besides, on a general level, there’s no obligation to make a move just because one is online. One can just not feel like taking a turn in a particular game and that’s a good enough reason for not taking it.