Re: Solo AND alliance player

Are there any stats on how many of the 7 finalists in the last WM solo'd
in Round 1 or 2?  And how many of the 42 semi final losers had a solo in
Round 1 or 2?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Setzer" <mczet-1urT0Is/[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [wm02-chat] Solo AND alliance player


What should it matter who soloed or no in any prior rounds. Its not like
anything carrys over.

You can argue that there really are no alliance players in the semi's
since only one person from each board can advance. Its either top or
your done. Perhaps a couple players may gang up on some prior solo
getter, but I'd say that really had nothing to do with the solo, but
rather that those players saw advantage in getting control of  some
section of the board quickly. And even with that in mind, its likely
that the other players on the board will try and either scuttle that, or
take advantage of it in some other way.

Its the semifinals man, you either bring your best game or you go home.
If your distracted by what someone may or may not have done in a prior
round, your likely to detour from your best moves.

Take Yann for example...please. I don't trust him any further than I can
throw a piano, but I do know that he won't engage in a pointless stab,
he won't wander off topic seeking revenge from some real or imagined
slight, but I also would be an idiot to leave open centers lying about
where he can grab them.

I predict that people will play the board as it lies, and won't give a
rats behind about what happened in any prior round.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter J Richardson
  To: [email protected]
  Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 10:40 AM
  Subject: Re: [wm02-chat] Solo AND alliance player


  I suppose all this depends upon whether the soloist's ally throws the
solo.

  Regards
  Peter


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Andrew Stupple
    To: [email protected]
    Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 11:28 AM
    Subject: Re: [wm02-chat] Solo AND alliance player


    Good question. Of course, soloists from round 2 will argue that very
point, whilst others will argue that a soloist cannot be an alliance
player by the very nature of the fact that he/she ruthlessly soloed in
round 2 (or at least one in rounds 1 and 2). .



    Yann Clouet <[email protected]> wrote:
      Funny demarcation.
      Why would being an alliance player and a solo-goer be exclusive ?

      (BTW hi to the list ;-)
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Andrew Stupple
        To: [email protected]
        Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 11:20 AM
        Subject: Re: [wm02-chat] Getting close:


        I'm not convinced that all players in the third round, will have
a passing aquaintance with solos themselves. There is probably just as
many allinace players as ruthless go-getters, which will make the semis
very exciting.

        It's going to be a blood bath!


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