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[Copper]

Since we are throwing Latin around, may I suggest "Caveat Emptor" for anyone buying into a new playing partner when it comes to scenarios. Ask the player if he has played it before, or if it is blind. Games played can be referenced, but anyone can look at a scenario from both sides without anyone knowing but the player himself. If a player states that he has never played it before, and handles the terrain in a manner that is near omniscient, then thank the player for the game at the conclusion, and never offer to play him again without saying a word.

Noted, there are many dickheads who will try to take advantage of you in capricious to outright gamey ways... Let's not taint the reputations of the majority of above board players with complaints, board posts and so on.

If you think someone is cheating, simply email your club officers with your thoughts, as well documented as you can, and leave it at that.

Most of us all know who the "gamey" players are, and we stay away from them. If you've had a bad experience with a player, don't play them again (there are several people I am sure that will not play me again, for a variety of reasons). There are enough opponents out there, and good ones to boot, that this should not be an issue.


And lastly, some players may not be aware of the fact that some of the things they do are "gamey" or considered "cheating" by other players.

I found out the hard way on the CS ladder that most people thought that watching replays more than once was highly gamey, and almost considered cheating. I now have to turn the replays on "slow mode" and sit with my notes and maps and take down as much information as possible without the benefit of checking the replay again for things I may have missed.

I'm sure there are parallels to CM.

Leto