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First Few Games

Jul 12, 2016 by competifia

It's always interesting when you play a new game, learning the ins and outs. Before my previous game (at the time of writing), I don't think I quite understood the appeal of the tengaged games, you could say I wasn't very engaged (that's right). I realized something important, that the game is not about backstabbing, but rather about making everyone's needs accounted for.

From my limited experience it has always been imperative to be the active player. The player with the driving force in the game. The games where I have been the most successful were those where I was the most motivated and active player on the table. My primary concern was to keep all my partners and alliance members happy and satisfied.

The great thing about the game I just played was that I never at any point had to do any backstabbing or be dishonest (thanks to inactive players). At no point did I have to misrepresent my motives. It all fell into pieces because my primary concern was that my partners felt safe and taken care of.

I think this is an area of the game that is under appreciated in favor of backstabbing and logistics in terms of alliances. When it comes to it though, the team that wins is not necessarily the one that has the most dishonest players, but rather the few who are in trusting relationships, where everyone has an understanding of what the other players want.

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Amen.

Sent by kevrev4,Jul 13, 2016

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