Joel Uckelman on Sun, 24 Jul 2005 02:51:56 -0500 (CDT) |
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Re: [eia] losing players |
Thus spake "Kyle H": > > If the British are going for a solo victory, say, > > But why should we say this? There is no incentive in the game that I am > aware of to win and prevent others from doing the same. You either win the > game or you lose it. As far as I know, there are no gradations of victory. > So what incentive would any power have to prevent other powers from winning? > Schadenfreude? You must have a very low opinion of us... > > kdh My example has nothing at all to do with the people who are playing right now. I think that there is something qualitatively different about a solo win, and if you're shooting for that you'll be doing something different than if you're not. My example doesn't turn on that point, however; it still makes sense in the context of aiming for a shared win. -- J. _______________________________________________ eia mailing list eia@xxxxxxxxx http://lists.ellipsis.cx/mailman/listinfo/eia