RE: [eia] losing players

["James Helle" <jhelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

True enough for some/most of us, sure.  Myself for certain.  But perhaps not
so for everyone.

-----Original Message-----
From: eia-bounces@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:eia-bounces@xxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Joel Uckelman
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 6:00 PM
To: public list for an Empires in Arms game
Subject: Re: [eia] losing players


Thus spake "James Helle":
>
> It has taken us somewhere around two (real) years to play almost two game
> years.  At this rate I will be nine years older than I am today by the
time
> we finish this game.  With that much real time involved in playing a game
> why would someone play if they couldn't possibly win?

Because it's still fun. Out of respect for the other players if the outcome
is still in doubt. Because you want to see how it turns out.

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