Agreed, split is one ruthless bandiro. It's 3:10am here, Good night! ;P

Also any solo attempt by me would have failed. Thats why I never tried it. All my movement into Con was to see if Italy would allow my fleet into the MED to help him set up a line against France. I was afraid Italy might not set a great line and France would eventually get through.

At one point he had a line but then he moved and set up in his final position which could have been penetrated if Split really wanted too.

fiedler, I don't understand why you didn't vote for the draw back when Austria moved against me and everyone except you voted draw. That was risky.

Thank You Riphen

Yea I dont understand that either Vaft. I honestly wanted to eliminate fielder more than you BUTTTTT that would have been a little to risky.

Also your welcome Chanakya.

I guess you could argue that I deserved to be eliminated, with the poor defenses I left in the east. I'm not blaming anyone but myself for my loss. Still, I think it's a bit of a dick move to spend that long just to eliminate someone for a smaller draw.

SplitDiplomat must be a true fanatic, he just won net 2044 during he was playing this live game, but he sufferred, fought and held on for these 11.6 :)

It was a fun game for the first 15 years though, and it's always fun to see a live game go that long. I did notice the shift in playing style with Austria, that was a bit confusing :D

Was it more aggressive? I think I was too aggressive. I think I could have solo'd if I waited till you weakened France some more.

Our Vaft here said everything except he was the one who didn't want the draw in the first place.Because he thought Russia could have soloed against FRA/ITA/AUS/TUR!!! Very optimistic! So the only mission here was to eliminate Russia before the rest of us would be settled for the draw.And we voted for it immediatly.What f. 11.6,it was important Russia was out and nothing else.
Thanks.

It was pretty incredibly obvious that he only wanted Turkey (who had 1 center left) out.

No, I didn't really want the draw when I attempted the solo :) I thought Austria and Turkey would keep each other busy for a while longer. That was probably a mistake. And I also gave away Sev to shrink on purpose, making you appear the bigger threat France. That didn't work neither, and was also a mistake. Like I said, I don't blame anyone for me losing. Being defeated comes with going for the solo. What surprised me was how much time you were willing to spend just to drive it home.

Why are you complaing then if you are not in the draw at the end? It seems those 11.6 bothers only you and nobody else. I only like to play a game while a game isn't decided,I hope I don't have to explain how much those 11.6 mean to me.

You have a point. I was frustrated after the game which made me hostile when I started the thread. Now I've cooled down. I shouldn't post when I'm upset. And I'll agree that you're a better player than me.

You're still something of a dick, though.

Thank you on your kind words,yes I am a dick and you are a better player then anyone on the site.You just need to learn to remain a human been when you lose and not to become a wild animal.

What really gets on my nerves has nothing to do with anyone else and is quite self-indulgent, so please feel free to stop reading this if you don't care about the Life and Times of Vaftrudner.

Since I came back this spring, after a year of absence, I feel I'm not playing as well as I used to do before. I make stupid mistakes. I go for solos in the wrong places. I fail in getting an ally and judging the other players. I don't read the board well enough. I've played dozens of games since coming back, so I can't blame "Getting back into the groove" anymore. Usually when I'm defeated I'm fine with it, it happens if you take risks, and I hate playing safe. I'm fine with being killed by better players too - it happens when they're better. I only get frustrated and angry when I feel I didn't play as well as I could. And when it happens in game after game, I'll occasionally lash out at another player like I did with Split here. I shouldn't do that. Yes, he is arrogant and unfriendly sometimes, but that doesn't excuse it.

I'm not saying that playing isn't fun anymore. I still have fun, and I enjoyed most of this game. But the underlying bitterness and lack of self-confidence eats away at it. It was completely different when I first ended up in top 50 GR, I was really happy and felt that I deserved it. Now it doesn't feel that way. I need to concentrate on getting better again. I just don't know how. If you have any criticism for any of my games, feel free to tell me. Hell, call me out for being stupid if you want to. I'd appreciate any feedback. I promise I'll listen and I'll try not to be defensive.

I'm on your side, Vaft !

*HUG*