Whether or not it is bad form is irrelevant. The games are established with a set time frame and all players, by rule, are allowed to utilize the full time allotted.

An argument can be made that particularly in a "recently stabbed, game is getting away from me" scenario I may want to take the full duration of the time allotted in order to set up new deals and regain control. You know, when you have go purchase those extra-special chaps so that you can become Russia's bitch and last until the end of the game as his sexy man-servant, sometimes that takes time.

Haha that makes complete sense krellin. I just wondered what the thoughts were on it from everyone here, I understand that the game is set up and the time slot is the time slot. Just curious how it's viewed in the gaming sense (and outside the literal one I suppose).

Sometimes it is just based on my schedule. I like games that finish when I am free, say around 10 PM my time. So, if I get a game so the turns finish at that time, I won't ready so it always stays that way.

Nothing wrong with not readying. If your motive is just to piss off people, that's accepted but bitchy.

From what you say there's no guarantee that that's the case though.

Now what KC does would annoy me :-)

steephie22, I'm pretty sure it's for the reason of just being a total nuisance and getting back at everyone. They fell hard and fast and over the last 3 moves have gone down to 3 SC's, and it's going to be down to 1 SC after the next move. I think they are just doing it to spite, because they always readied up quickly when the game was going their way.

It might be bad form, but I can't fault them. I'm in one game where everyone is readying fairly quickly (18 hour turns, but turns are progressing after 8 hours or so. I'm not readying until everyone else has because I like to check my moves, hit ready, refresh, and set up moves for that turn immediately. Just a preference that particular game is allowing me.

In your case, whether he's trying to sell himself as a vassal or just hoping someone will nmr or enter the wrong moves, it's a strategy I can't fault them for, though it's infuriating when you see your solo and have to wait to find out if everything worked out.

Usually if I've just been stabbed, I need the full turn to try to salvage the situation.

No offense Jeccles, but on the rare occasions when I employ this strategy (for strategy it is) , it serves as a bargaining chip I'm trying to hold over one or two remaining players.

What I've noticed is that the small percentage of people who get really bent out of shape by this are typically the very people who ought to be cutting a deal.

If this is causing an issue for you, I'd like to suggest...

* That if time is of the essence, perhaps you should cut the person a deal to expedite the game.
* If you're not worried about time, perhaps you should simply wait it out.

What if it's a gunboat?
No reason to delay there except for pissing everybody off

I've used it in a gun boat to effectively double ,y time if I know I'm going to be busy. Enter moves at the start of the period, hit save, and know that I e got 48 hours to enter the next turns moves. 24 hours for this turn, 24 for the next turn. If I have time available after that, I'll ready up if everyone else has.

@pahla,

Good point, didn't think of that.

I have been waiting it out and haven't said anything in the global cause it's perfectly fine if the person wants to do that. I don't have a major problem with it, just curious what everyone else feels with this kind of strategy, and the different reasons behind it.

I hate it when it's a 5/7 min gunboat and can live with it in longer games or if the person admits it's deliberate. Find it to be a viable last-resort tactic - although a lousy one IMHO