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Re: Picking Teams

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Originally Posted by dtengineering View Post
The #1 seed has the right to invite any team that they wish to form an alliance to form an alliance.

Asking a team to form an alliance solely to prevent them from being selected by another team is not GP. Not because it is not gracious... but because it is not professional. You should only ask a team to join you if you think that will enhance your chances of winning the event.

You should only ever ask teams to form an alliance if you truly wish to form an alliance with them. After all, that team that initially said "No" might just change their minds and you'll be stuck with them.

So let's quit looking at the "gracious" and start looking at the "professional". Is it GP for the top seed to invite any team that they wish to join them, if they believe that will improve their odds of winning the regional, regardless of whether that team "wants" to? Absolutely... that is why top seed is valuable. But to ask a team that won't make your alliance a strong one, just so they won't ally with someone else? That's just silly.

If you are top seed, always pick your number one pick, regardless of what they have told you. If they decline... that is their choice... but you should always make your best choice first. Anything else cannot be GP as it is not professional.

Jason
Jason,

You and I usually see eye to eye on most topics, but here I must disagree with you.

The object of the alliance selection of the game is to form an alliance that will win the regional. You can do this one of 2 ways:
1> Form the strongest alliance at the regional
2> weaken any possible threat to your strongest alliance.

As such, reducing your potential rivals strength is a good, and professional strategy. As a matter of fact to intentionally not do your best (IE possibly break up a potentially better alliance, having the option to do so) would be unprofessional ... IMHO.
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