Chief Delphi - Unusual number of teams declining

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Originally Posted by Rick Wagner (Post 935767)

Lawyers are taught in school never to ask a question in court for which they don't know what the answer will be. I suggest to alliance captains to talk to their pick before the choosing starts so they will know what the answer will be.

Sometimes an alliance captain might want to remain the captain of his (or her) alliance.

Sometimes inviting a team that you know will decline (or suspect) will decline you can still be a calculated and positive move. You also force them not be picked by anyone else, and it is often used to keep "powerhouse" teams apart in the eliminations (therefor increasing your own chances of winning).