**FIRST EMAIL**/Special Message from the GDC

[Jim Meyer]

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

The hard thing is do you value a plastic trophy or registration for championships more?

I wasn't trying to say that the coopertition award is important, just that I think it coveys where the GDC placed the emphasis for this game. Outside of your specific situation, I think the best overall strategy is to try to get the coopertition points first, then worry about whether you can win the match or not.

It sounds like you were put in a tough situation. Your opponents insisted on putting you in a position where you felt you couldn't win if you wanted to get cooperition points. Unfortunately the result was a situation where you felt you couldn't win either way.

The negotiations on this coop bridge are brutal!