tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post1347987333012415331..comments2024-03-05T08:48:07.343+01:00Comments on extrala: Mr. Rackham's Disruptionsextralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-32072385267534749572012-02-06T13:25:21.388+01:002012-02-06T13:25:21.388+01:00If you have at least one Boris ( ;o) ) at your tab...If you have at least one Boris ( ;o) ) at your table you'll win with Smiling Jack.Joschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783364216462983881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-36982513084421180322012-02-05T17:43:01.046+01:002012-02-05T17:43:01.046+01:00Boris,I think you are totally wrong. This kind of ...Boris,I think you are totally wrong. This kind of decission is tipified as suboptimal(pareto) equilibrium on a decission system.<br />Everyone thinks on his own, no one tries to burn jack until its to late and jack-player wins. That is exactly what happened on the European final that Floppy winned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-60377711903853426292012-02-01T17:41:41.277+01:002012-02-01T17:41:41.277+01:00Extrala, you foil my well-laid plans again. Now ev...Extrala, you foil my well-laid plans again. Now everyone will remove my Jack! Its hard enough to win with a wall deck as it is ;)<br /><br />My opinion when playing Jack: punish your prey and predator hardest for removing it, and hopefully the rest will fear you for it. And a lesson I learned somewhere along the way: don't ever defend something with your life, even if it's Smiling Jack. Jelskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423241795867388403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-39711537867697663872012-02-01T00:46:45.932+01:002012-02-01T00:46:45.932+01:00If you don't have to defend it and it reaches ...If you don't have to defend it and it reaches 5, you win.<br /><br />Interesting table talk: "Oh, sure, I will let you burn it when it hits 3 counters."floppyzedolfinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468913419938946329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-45076515872716460562012-01-31T21:12:08.464+01:002012-01-31T21:12:08.464+01:00Actually, I'm usually the reverse... I will de...Actually, I'm usually the reverse... I will defend it heavily until it gets to 4 or so. Until then, it hasn't done its work. After 4 or 5, it's done enough damage...Juggernaut1981https://www.blogger.com/profile/09770878317522688714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-38925712875118378462012-01-31T18:32:04.963+01:002012-01-31T18:32:04.963+01:00Depends what you count as turn 1 (or turn 0, for t...Depends what you count as turn 1 (or turn 0, for that matter).extralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-2623226024195531042012-01-31T18:29:34.615+01:002012-01-31T18:29:34.615+01:00The numbers are off by one turn: Jack comes into p...The numbers are off by one turn: Jack comes into play with 0 counter on it so it only starts to deal damage on the second turn.<br /><br />It is not always clear whether burning Jack really helps you or not. If Jack's owner chooses to defend it, the first player who attempts to burn it will waste a lot of resources to effectively prevent his prey from taking damage (too late for him: he Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957083378194347283noreply@blogger.com