Gamey?

[Copper]

Speaking of gamey-ness I hate it when playing blind and you have your set up.... gun tucked nicely in the trees as the default... but you think hmmmm... I think I'll try it over there.

Next thing you know your opponent is lacing area fire all around the default gun-less set up zone will racing their armour to a spot that would not have been covered had i not moved the gun.

Its blatantly obvious your opponent has had a cheeky little glance.

On the other hand though it could be pure luck... I remember not so long ago playing Vulture a CMBO game and we were playing blind and he asked me 6 tuns into the game was I sure I hadnt played it before...!!

Seemed my area fire had done some damage and he questioned me.... a few turns later after wiping out a lot of my armour he realised that I really was firing 'blindly' at every branch that so much as twitched....!

Thus the level of trust and history in some opponents is a quality that is worth more than gold.

The same reason why many opponents get dropped. It's human nature to believe that the default position for anyone that you do not know playing in a new blind scenario is that he may have looked at your side. Although it is not easy to do, as you need some kind of inductive pattern in order to make your assumptions as to your opponent's "blind" play. AS you, say, if in three consecutive blind maps, your opponent charges down the right avenues and takes advantage of every advantage that could possibly be revealed from a look at your side, you will most likely know, but its not foolproof.

I think the best solution to this is to anticipate that your opponent knows what's coming to some extent. Even when playing blind. Terrible to say but prudent with respect to good gaming.

BTW, do you feel there is a difference in looking at the map in a scenario and reading the enemy briefing? I do not. Scenarios should be set up so that each player can read his own briefing and get the limited information that he needs to know for the best gameplay possible (such as, he has tanks, and a large KV tank that looks like a rhino has been spotted with them, or there has been AT gun fire from that ridge over the past day. The gun has is noticabley large in its calibre.

etc etc.


Cheers!

Leto