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Re: What would happen if the #1 alliance captain gets denied by every team

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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis View Post
Rather than that, it was actually a strategy by the team, often called "Scorched Earth". By inviting alliance captains they knew would decline, they helped to level the playing field. Then they invited one they knew would accept, and none of the other alliance captains could pick each other. So, not sad, strategic and pretty clever.
Given that their first (attempted) pick was alliance #2, I don't think that was likely the case (as there would be no benefit to preventing alliance #2 from being picked).
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