What keeps you interested??

[drake_259]

The Tournaments, if it wasn't for them i would of been bored of this already, only public games are boring.


I like to work towards something

[Commander Eric]

To me, it seems there is a point in Risk in which strategy cannot be further improved. I understand that some of the maps are more complicated, but I still recognize similar limitations in all of them. I'm getting bored quickly, but I think that perhaps speed free-for-all games might provide the next step in strategic potential. What keeps you interested?

well, you have pretty much played the same types of games, and what, 17 total? you haven't even scratched the surface of the types of games or the maps and their different bonus formats. sooo, this thread is more than premature in my opinion. hell, you have only played 4 or 5 maps!!! you haven't even played a team game!!! how about no cards? fog of war? you have played 17 games, all pretty much the same type of games. poke around before you declare yourself bored with CC... why not set a rank goal or something similar? give yourself something to strive for? good luck!-0

Oh owenshooter, perhaps it is the thrill of the killing is it not that keeps you interested? One Riskboard is pretty much the same as all the others, abit of graphics here and there but the game board still has the same manouvers and the same interests, be the players have no hidden agendas or not. Dog Eat Dog seems to be what the Killing Instinct Players use to win at Risk, they do not care in the least for the weaker players they are suppose to be mentoring do they, another medal pinned on your chest makes you a brave man or woman?

I do not think medals are suppose to make you brave, it just points out the people you slaughtered in the KILLING HUNT, I try to look for other Agendas, though for you fairplay is the fartherest thing from your mind.

[Commander Eric]

I think that most members already gave the right answer. First, try to raise your score as highest as possible (then everybody will see that you are really good) and Second, try different variations (then everybody will see you are a true strategyst and not just good at one specific map).

Ahhhh I see and slaughtering newbees is that not fun? Washing your hands in their own blood by ripping their hearts out and mowing them down even when they bested you for a few moves? I see by your medals you only have 2, a skull medal you seem to be thrilled with? Hummmmmm I am a killer yesss, but I enjoy a bit of other agendas than simply mowing down weaklings.

[Commander Eric]

The assertion that a game with a very simple algorithm for victory doesn't have any variation in strategy is just silly -- the perfect examples in my opinion are Risk, Hold'em and Go -- all have very very easy basic strategies, however the opponent is an x factor, the random placement is an x factor, the dice are an x factor, and with CC, the whole map is an x factor, and you have to deal with these things as they arise... you can't glance at the map turn 1 and say "this will happen in this game." Sure, the basic strategy of risk is (oh no! I'm revealing the secrets of the universe!) 1. get territories 2. get countries 3. get cards - in an 8 player, non FoW, escalating cards setting, but I haven't yet played one game where I could successfully predict how all the x factors would react even in the heat of a game. Do I leave my border open here or there? My opponent might get lucky and break through those 6 neutrals, or maybe he might go the long way around and attack my train of 6 one army territories? The best computer program cannot beat the best human player in chess because there is no set way to play.

There's always a new trick to learn. That's why I'm still a sergeant.

HERE HERE Serata, I also see that by your medals you do not quite glory in washing in other peoples blood after you kill them. You do show them some honor and would play a trumpet at their graves.....yep the XFactor is very true in any RISK game, players, manouvers, the odds on their winning or lossing, the agendas of the board design a factor and which people that they think they may trust but find out they cannot trust them.

Serata, yess exactly, do you leave yourself vulerniable or do you try to protect what you have to see if you can survive against overwhelming odds you have no hope to try to win at.

[Commander Eric]

What keeps me interested is my opponents, I like seeing players with exciting new strategies, some unusual but all you can take something from, in every game I aim to learn something new, I try never to use the same strategy twice, and sometimes players don't like it.

I build up my units in escalating noone likes it, but I try it, see where it leads me. I would hope if someone played me in a series of 10 games I would hope from the next drop that would not know my strategy until it's too late. It doesn't always turn out like that but the reason I stay interested is that. If I gave you an essay to do for homework over the summer for school about how you win each map on CC depending on each drop from each players perspective you would struggle.

At the end of the day see how every player in the game can win, see how their current strategies work and how they fail, take them on and adapt to fit. If you build up a variety of strategies and you change each turn you will be suprised how much fun you can get.

You know Max Is Great.....(especially in his own mind) for a talker you talk and you think you walk the walk but I see from the skull medal you have few friends in common with the average player unless you can cremate them every time you start a new game. Hummm I think you have a Darth Vader complex.

Max I fear any sane player would not even want to take you at one game and hope to win because you make sure that there are sitting beside you 7 other players whom want to wash their hands in the blood of one single newbee, that is how you and they think when they play public games.

Hummmmm the basic problem slaughter by playing as friends of Max The Great but make it look as if the Newbee players can perhaps win but not let them know they are going to die a cruel tearoutheart death.

[OliverFA]

I think that most members already gave the right answer. First, try to raise your score as highest as possible (then everybody will see that you are really good) and Second, try different variations (then everybody will see you are a true strategyst and not just good at one specific map).

Ahhhh I see and slaughtering newbees is that not fun? Washing your hands in their own blood by ripping their hearts out and mowing them down even when they bested you for a few moves? I see by your medals you only have 2, a skull medal you seem to be thrilled with? Hummmmmm I am a killer yesss, but I enjoy a bit of other agendas than simply mowing down weaklings.

I am a newbie myself, so I am sitll having fun about everything.

By the way, welcome to CC Commander Eric

[Dunk90]

I keep playing 'cause I'm freaking ADDICTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Neon Peon]

1. There are over 100 maps, which means that no matter how long I play, there will always be some map I can improve on, which means that there is a chance to improve.

2. There are many high ranked players that start games on complex maps. Really fun games, hard to win, and very rewarding no matter how they turn out in the end.

3. 8 man escalating speed games on Classic. Even though I am not able to play one myself, I have watched at least 50 games from round 3 or less to the end. Fun chats to read, interesting to watch, often unpredictable (stupid mistakes made by people), and you get to meat loads of high ranked players.

[PL]

I like to test all the maps in the CC games. And just playing Esc+Fog makes it so much more suspenseful and exciting. I've waited till the last 4 minutes just to get 5 cards. And then I bashed someone and won the game cause of that.

[redhawk92]

i have a couple of people i pm all the time