United Nations - World Cup of Risk - Discussion Thread

[Chariot of Fire]

Greetings to all fellow members of the UN team who have put their names down for the World Cup of Risk tournament. I have created this thread so we can use it as a forum to share information, receive updates and select teams to progress all the way

Our team members are:

Chariot of Fire - Captain
eurosport
giuseo
rockfist
lokisgal
trapyoung
Arama86n
Silvertop
IAmCaffeine
Denise
TheMissionary
.SCuD.
grogoY (reserve)
Prince_Tottenham (reserve)
Dudi (reserve)
igotaished (reserve)
weaselshane (reserve)
AtreidesHouse (reserve)
hotitigers (reserve)
the flip (reserve)
Ghosteagle (reserve)
Raiga (reserve)


PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU NO LONGER WISH TO PARTICIPATE


The six games are all on World 2.1, 20 round limit, in fog, with the following settings:

Doubles #1 - No Spoils, Adjacent, Trench
Doubles #2 - No Spoils, Adjacent
Triples #1 - Nuclear, Parachute
Triples #2 - Flat Rate, Parachute
Quads #1 - Escalating, Chained
Quads #2 - Escalating, Chained


Please post in this thread with the following information:

1. Games played on World 2.1 (doubs, trips, quads, polymorphic)
2. Preferred card types (e.g. No Spoils)
3. Preferred team types (e.g. Trips)
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) (for use in emergencies)
5. Chat style (e.g. Very chatty / Not chatty)
6. Leader or Follower?
7. How many active games you are in right now?
8. Are there any other players in our squad who you know or are happy to team with?

See sample answer in the post below this one, thank you.

This info is needed ASAP as the tourney organizer is asking for teams within 24 hours, so please check your info and post the data here or you may be overlooked to participate in our first match which is against IRELAND.

Thanks to each and every one of you and I look forward to trying my best to make us successful

[Chariot of Fire]

1. Games played on World 2.1 - Doubs 46, Trips 8, Quads 44, Poly 6
2. Preferred card types - 1st Esc, 2nd No Spoils
3. Preferred team types - 1st Quads, 2nd Trips
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) - rockfist
5. Chat style - Very chatty
6. Leader or Follower? - Leader
7. How many active games you are in right now? - 38
8. Are there any other players in our squad who you know or are happy to team with? - rockfist

[Dudi]

1. Games played on World 2.1 (doubs, trips, quads, polymorphic) A FEW
2. Preferred card types (e.g. No Spoils) NO SPOILS OR FLAT
3. Preferred team types (e.g. Trips) NO PREFERENCE
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) (for use in emergencies) ROBSPIERRE OR UKUKI I WILL UPDATE WHEN I WONT BE ABLE TO PLAY
5. Chat style (e.g. Very chatty / Not chayou ktty) DEPEND ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE GAME
6. Leader or Follower? DEPEND ON THE DYNAMICS
7. How many active games you are in right now? 3
8. Are there any other players in our squad who now or are happy to team with? I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY

[rockfist]

1. Games played 78D, 65T, 51Q, 300P.

2. Preference NS, Nuke, FR, Zombie, Esc

3. Preference Quads, Trips, Doubs.

4. Loutil, grt, Dualta, Chariot of Fire.

5. I actually prefer less chatty but I adapt to my team.

6. On this map I struggle as a pure follower.

7. 26.

8. I’ve teamed with Prince T and Chariot of Fire, both worked well.

[hotitigers]

Well I am sure might have played with these guys but I don’t see many regulars in here but thts ok am sure our team will do well I wouldn’t mind teaming anyone well I do prefer escalating games but will play any game for the team where ever I am required I’ll sure be doing my best winning or losing is part of the game but am sure all team members will do their best best of luck guys and am playing three active games currently but I’ll be playing more as well regards hotitigers

[igotaished]

1. Games played on World 2.1 (doubs, trips, quads, polymorphic) Loads
2. Preferred card types (e.g. No Spoils) flat, nukes
3. Preferred team types (e.g. Trips) NO PREFERENCE
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) (for use in emergencies) N/A (looking for one atm, actually. Any takers?
5. Chat style (e.g. Very chatty / Not chayou ktty) chatty when necessary
6. Leader or Follower? Leader. Unless unfamiliar with the map.
7. How many active games you are in right now? A lot. Really a lot.
8. Are there any other players in our squad who now or are happy to team with? Anyone and everyone!!

[eurosport]

1. Games played on World 2.1 (doubs - 2 (all wins ), trips -1 (all wins ), quads- 5, poly- none)
2. Preferred card types - No Spoils, Esc, Flat rate, Nuke
3. Preferred team types - any
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) - Conchobar, woodsy2115, ElricTheGreat
5. Chat style (e.g. Very chatty / Not chatty) - I go with the others (if other chatty, I also write a lot.. if there is silence I don't like to speak to myself).
6. Leader or Follower? - somewhere in the middle
7. How many active games you are in right now? - 2
8. Are there any other players in our squad who you know or are happy to team with? - have played with Dudi (seems like he don't like me as his clanmember as he wrote that he don't know anyone from this list )

As a I'm freemium will need to watch how many open slots I have, at the moment - 2

[Chariot of Fire]

Thanks guys for your replies so far. Please do try and provide details as requested to save me time researching if you didn't.

And to those of you who are freemium - I advise you to keep one slot minimum spare so you are able to join the team when the games are created. Cheers

[giuseo]

1. Games played on World 2.1 - no idea
2. Preferred card types - flat rate
3. Preferred team types - doubles
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) - none
5. Chat style - not chatty
6. Leader or Follower? - follower
7. How many active games you are in right now? 8
8. Are there any other players in our squad who you know or are happy to team with? I don't recognize anyone.

[Chariot of Fire]

For my own reference only:

World 2.1 total team game experience:

weaselshane - 6
Raiga - 2
Prince_Tottenham - 48
AtreidesHouse - 292
Silvertop - 18
Ghosteagle - 1
the flip - 2

CoF - 98
Dudi - 4
rockfist - 194
hotitigers - 1
igotaished - 6
eurosport - 8
giuseo - 13

[AtreidesHouse]

1. Games played on World 2.1 (doubs, trips, quads, polymorphic) Hundreds, but none poly
2. Preferred card types (e.g. No Spoils) Flat
3. Preferred team types (e.g. Trips) Any
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) (for use in emergencies) Conquerhero
5. Chat style (e.g. Very chatty / Not chatty) Quiet as a church mouse usually but active in team games
6. Leader or Follower? No time to lead
7. How many active games you are in right now? 20 +/-
8. Are there any other players in our squad who you know or are happy to team with? silvertop & rockfist have crossed paths in some games

[Silvertop]

1. Games played on World 2.1 111 (11 doubs,2 trips,5 quads, 1 polymorphic)
2. Preferred card types (No Spoils)
3. Preferred team types (e.g. quads)
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) (for use in emergencies) Vinc
5. Chat style : chatty if necessary, depends of my teammates
6. Follower
7. How many active games you are in right now 102
8. Are there any other players in our squad who you know or are happy to team with? doesnt matter

cheers

[weaselshane]

1. Games played on World 2.1 (doubs, trips, quads, polymorphic) Loads - mostly single or quads
2. Preferred card types (e.g. No Spoils) Escalating
3. Preferred team types (e.g. Trips) Doubs
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) (for use in emergencies) Starbust54
5. Chat style (e.g. Very chatty / Not chatty) Very chatty
6. Leader or Follower? Like to lead happy to follow
7. How many active games you are in right now? 30+
8. Are there any other players in our squad who you know or are happy to team with? Anyone

[the flip]

1. Games played on World 2.1 : doubs 20 trips12
2. Preferred card types : esc & flat
3. Preferred team types : trips
4. The name(s) of your sitter(s) non
5. Chat style : not so chatty
6. Leader or Follower?: right man on the right place, so depends other players
7. How many active games you are in right now? 6 to 10
8. Are there any other players in our squad who you know or are happy to team with? non

grtz The Flip

[Chariot of Fire]

1st Round line-ups

Doubles #1 - rockfist, Prince_Tottenham
Doubles #2 - Chariot of Fire, giuseo
Triples #1 - rockfist, igotaished, eurosport
Triples #2 - rockfist, AtreidesHouse, Dudi
Quads #1 - Chariot of Fire, Silvertop, hotitigers, weaselshane
Quads #2 - Chariot of Fire, the flip, eurosport, AtreidesHouse

Some players have more games than others. Myself, for instance, as the captain who would like to get to know each of you better and see how you go. Then there are the players with a lot of experience such as rockfist and AtreidesHouse. Players not selected are those who didn't reply to PMs or wall posts with one exception, Prince_Tottenham, who I've included based on a recommendation by a team mate.

Invites have gone out. Please join your game(s) promptly.

•12 Hour Fog rule is in effect during the entire tournament

See you in game chat and best of luck to all

[Chariot of Fire]

I cannot choose players in future who :

* Don't communicate
* Don't take a snapshot after their turn
* Don't fort at all
* Don't try to win a card

We cannot win if we don't play as a team.

[eurosport]

So far doesn't look very good..

only 1 trip and 1 quad looks we're ahead.. both doubs looks like a lost..

[Chariot of Fire]

So far doesn't look very good..

only 1 trip and 1 quad looks we're ahead.. both doubs looks like a lost..

Yep, looks that way. I'm not really surprised tbh.

But if we do win a trips & quad we'll only lose 5-7 on points.

Next round we will be stronger, trust me.

[Chariot of Fire]

I am resigning from the team after this first round of games is complete. You will need to find a replacement captain from amongst yourselves. Thanks.

[iAmCaffeine]

What the f*ck is going on here?

[Dukasaur]

What the f*ck is going on here?

Sounds like CoF is feeling a little frustrated with some of the noobs on his team.

I am resigning from the team after this first round of games is complete. You will need to find a replacement captain from amongst yourselves. Thanks.

CoF, I have no horse in this race. I'm not on your team and I really don't care if you win or lose. But if you'll listen to me for just one minute, I honestly think you shouldn't quit.

I know playing team games with people who aren't used to team games is difficult and frustrating. I've played games with random team-mates. It can be incredibly frustrating. I think for someone like you, who is accustomed to high-level play with the discipline practised in your top-notch clan, to be exposed to this kind of thing is quite a culture shock. It's a culture shock on both sides -- while you're shocked by playing with players who have never encountered the discipline of top-tier clan play, they are no doubt shocked by encountering that discipline for the first time. But culture shock is often a prelude to learning, and learning can go both ways. Obviously, the lesser players can learn a lot from you. What is not so obvious, but also true, is that you can learn from them. You're not learning anything new in the ivory tower of Top-10 clan games. To step out of the ivory tower and wander among the peasantry is good for you. When you engage people who aren't used to engaging, you expand your abilities and your mind. It takes patience and perseverance, but when you finally break through, it's rewarding as hell. In addition to your own mind-expansion, you may be training one of the top players of tomorrow.

Like I said, makes no difference to me whether your team wins or loses. I'm only thinking of what's good for the community, and it's good for the community for people to step outside their comfort zone, meet new people, and take on new challenges. A mixed brigade like this is a good thing, even if it doesn't always feel that way. I hope you decide to stay.

[Chariot of Fire]

Excellent post as always Dukasaur, thank you. I've played in a couple of tourneys before (long time ago mind you) where you're thrown in with random team mates each round and did just fine, winning Feudal and runner-up in Waterloo, so I'm no stranger to the format or the mistakes that may be made. The difference on those occasions was that the players knew what they were getting into before signing-up.

This is a tourney played on a large map in fog, with escalating cards in the two quads games. When half the squad either won't or don't take snaps then the odds of winning are drastically reduced as trades inevitably go 25+ by the end of R5. I've tried my best to get to every game after every turn so I can take a snapshot and also make suggestions for the next player, but it's eating up all my time and losing me sleep. For this reason - not this one alone mind you - I can no longer take responsibility and thus don't wish to participate any longer.

If you were aboard the Titanic at Southampton dock and knew what was going to happen wouldn't you jump ship?

There are some quality players in the squad, but not enough to make us competitive and this is not the time or place to start a training academy, sorry for that. I did my best (creating this thread was just one example) yet it wasn't good enough.

I've also just quit smoking so my temper is on an even shorter fuse than normal

Cheers

[Dukasaur]

I've also just quit smoking

Good job, man!

With each passing month it gets a little easier. The cravings never go away completely -- addiction is for life -- but they do eventually become negligible. With each passing month they get weaker and you get stronger.

Bravo!

[Chariot of Fire]

Aww, thanks mate

I'm actually haunted by the words my best friend's father once said. "You don't quit on one day. You quit every day for the rest of your life". That's how addictive it is.

[iAmCaffeine]

Aww, thanks mate

I'm actually haunted by the words my best friend's father once said. "You don't quit on one day. You quit every day for the rest of your life". That's how addictive it is.

Same goes for alcoholics that quit drinking.