Completed THOTA victory in Game 9341124

On a large map 1v1, the person with the first turn generally can take 3 or more regions from the other person, reducing their opponent's region bonus by 1 or more. Over the course of a game, this usually means the person who went first wins. Hive being an extreme example, but maps like Waterloo ...

If two players are very good and both know the map well, then the main influences upon the game will be drop and dice.

However, if one player does not know a certain map (or setting) well, he or she is more liable to make a mistake.
This means that the player who wins will often have won due to ...

safariguy5 wrote: And speed doesn't equal skill.

heh, it also doesn't equal luck... so I guess you could make a case that speed freestyle involves the least amount of luck, but not the most amount of skill.

What map on CC requires the least amount of luck?
For what? 1 vs. 1 games, or just in general?
Germany is a good map for 1vs1 games, and I think it is pretty luck-neutral, though there are probably a few better ones out there.
It may be drop-neutral, but it certainly isn't luck-neutral.
If both ...

Like many others, I avoid Hive... enough said.

I also dislike trips/quads on small maps... or maps that only have big bonuses. In both cases, there is no question as to the strategy - eliminate a player on the other team and keep everyone on your team alive. Having no other reasonable option is ...

Absolutely incredible set of games against trboye, yanakis, ivanbuba, and cille! Holy shit; I rarely have even 1 active game as exciting as all 3 of these were. Escalating at its best... the opening objectives of tert count and bonuses only served to give one team an advantage - the games were truly ...

I guess it's a philosophical thing - I'd rather lose to bad luck than because of someone's bad advice to someone else to kill me. Mainly it's because I know that in the long run, I will be lucky just as often as unlucky - so an individual instance of bad luck is nothing to get upset over.
Yes, +1 ...

So you're suggesting we play a 7 game series 1v1?

- That wouldn't judge who the better player is at all, seeming how mostly all 1v1s are based on luck; especially when most of the maps out there are regular risk maps(very easy to understand; drop and attack, no thought required). About 60% of ...

Dibbun's right... and it's not just 10-15 games. You face a whole lot of noobs in the majority of your 75 games.
That's why they don't go over 20 rounds; the noobs attack neutrals early, while you stay put.
Either that, or they just deadbeat out.

Against good competition, everyone has about a 25 ...

I think the problem was that Safariguy was assuming Lack was a good businessman, while Ljex and Woodruff are stating that, given the evidence, Lack cannot be a good businessman.


But seriously, if this site wasn't profitable, it probably wouldn't have survived this long.
True, but fairly ...

Yeah, Zips... assuming we win Cricket and WWII Europe (both in our favor, but not decided yet), each side will have gone 3-7 in home games and 7-3 in away games. The 61st game went to AoC, so that bumps them up to 11 for batch 1, with 10 for THOTA.

That is, assuming we win Cricket and WWII Europe ...

Best of luck, Mage. I wish you health and happiness.

I'm in, Pat. I'm currently getting a team together.

Scott-Land wrote:Thanks fellas-- and now all we need is Twill to lock 'er down. This thread is NO LONGER ACTIVE, please refer to the link below for updates.....

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Why hasn't this been locked yet?

Good luck, Agents!

reptile wrote:since when has seul been a tofu?

since April 26th

Commander62890, Rbelgrod, Pascalleke, Master Chief

I think people should be allowed to decline challenges without being ridiculed for it, especially when there is no prior conflict between the two players. What would be his motivation? It's just a waste of time for him.

You can't just go and challenge someone you don't know to 20 games and then ...

Or is it that this is an embarrassingly close victory? my prior impression was that this would have been a rout... That Thota would have dominated and destroyed them...

so what gives? are the Bandits really THAT GOOD? or is Thota that weak without Blitz?
Or were my prior impressions all wrong ...

Congratulations, SirSebstar! 22-6 is fucking ridiculous... I'm impressed, mate.

Btw... I went 14-14 (I know, embarrassing) for -140!

And that's why doubles sucks for high ranks

Thanks for rescuing this, Shaneback! I really appreciate it, and I hope it's not too much of a burden.

I hope everyone is enjoying their games and doesn't regret joining.

And Patrickaa317, sorry about the mix-up in your games. I guess I invited the wrong teammate in round 2? Not sure.

Have fun ...

Finally! Sorry about the wait, guys. Let's kick off round 2.


I'll make sure to get you the subsequent rounds far more speedily.

"And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and wonders (An Israel Haggadah)."

Now, I may not believe in God, but that line is fucking awesome.

I love Passover!

Yes, it was a little insulting... but it wasn't nearly as insulting as the things you were saying about Blitz.


All right... I've said what I wanted to say here. Carry on.