Gamey?

[jonnymacbrown]

"So in your opinion, if I've played a game a number of times and I know where the units/minefields/wire are (without referencing a new game in normal mode), and I use this to my advantage, am I cheating?"

IN MY OPINION THIS IS NOT CHEATING.

"If I am playing a game for ladder points, especially if it is a HTH rated game indicating a good balance, I think that studying both sides is necessary to have a chance to win. In the tournaments, I am willing to bet that players study both sides in order to have a chance winning."

This is the inherent problem with competition. Again, you are not cheating in my opinion. The situation I am talking about is referencing the original set up more than once during play. I've played B44 a lot and still run into surprises, still run into the same obstacles and minefields again and again. I wouldn't do that if I referenced the map before every move. I've played some games going in completely cold and it's hard. I guess what you need to do is get a new game like B45 and make an agreement with an opponent that you'll both go in cold. von ege:whis: