SL-Bosse:

Looks like a reasonable section breakdown and 25 players means, I assume, only two rounds.

SL-Bosse:
so hows everyone getting on LOL-some surprises out there?
come on lets go,move people.See people on here all day long but they stopped moving *sigh* one thing that really puts me off

Celticjim:

I haven't timed-out yet . . . . that's a mild surprise.

happy hermit: Eric,I had a look at your one loss the other day,that was interesting--nickchanger I think wasn't it who pulled a fast one on you,made me chuckle and applaud him cuz you are one tough nut to crack *edit*

Celticjim:

Jim-

The loss to nickchanger was interesting. I played the game with no notes and little thought, which is pretty much how I play anyone that hasn't won a game against me (or that I otherwise have reason to think might be a challenge), but that game had an extra twist.

I had given up a couple of pieces just to get to that position, but my intent was to clear around that back corner, bring in the Recon and determine the pieces even though I was 98% sure the base was in the corner. On the preceding move he sent the message 'good game' which I took as a concession that the base was in the corner, so I simply moved to capture it and save a few moves. That worked out poorly for me. :)

I'll go on record here as saying nickchanger will not win another game against me. :)

-Eric

Celticjim: The smell of victory will bring fast moves; possible defeat long periods of thought; imminent defeat either fast moves or long periods to bore one’s opponent! The latter is a perfectly acceptable strategy, though not necessarily sporting.

One of the great things about this game is the element of psychology. I can’t think of any other online game, other than poker, where this manifests itself to such a degree.

Just like in poker, it pisses the hell out of everyone when you wait until the last second to make your bet. Then emotions come into play, followed by mistakes! And a mistake in poker costs...

Jim, a win today, next week, or next month is still a win. Don’t turn a certainty into an improbability!

SL-Mark: haha,great post Mark---very valid points one and all.
And of course my post was undoubtedly attempting to exert a psychological lever somewhere hehe

Celticjim: Missed that one Jim.
Rushing your opponents so as to cause them to make a mistake