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Re: random froody thoughts
« Reply #15 on: Dec 18th, 2011, 4:28am » |
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Quote:| Excellent. Now we will have eleven participants! Note that the entry fee for you is 11800 Arimaa points, and you should enter ASAP because it goes up 100 Arimaa points every day. |
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I didn't promise to enter. I will certainly lose the bet if I don't.
Quote:| No thanks. $100 is a large gamble for me, and I would rather not up the stakes beyond that. Furthermore, the terms of the existing bet give me a strong incentive not to help train you until after the World Championship is over. Fortunately for you, there are many other people in the Arimaa community who freely share their insights and much has already been publicly written which you can study up on. And once March has passed and the dust has settled, I'll be happy to play you more training games and discuss the results with you. |
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Oh, don't be lame, Karl. Even if you help me train I don't stand a chance against c&g. The man is a genius - not even a man - an Arimaa god. He's unbeatable. Invincible. He'd beat me with a horsecap and one hand behind his back. You're going to be a dollar richer no matter what I do. Even if I had a mind equal to Jean's, there simply isn't the time for me to catch up to him........... or is there?
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(((((-: If I don't believe in myself, nobody else will.
Quote:| From a distance it might look like he and I are on the same plane, but let me assure you from up close that he is not just a little better than me. |
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I've already seen that. c&g is the only one I'm afraid of. But I've seen him make mistakes, so maybe he is beatable (but that might just be because nobody is putting a credible challenge to him so he gets sloppy cos he knows he'll win even with suboptimal moves). When we produce an Arimaa baby that can put some fear into him, then we'll see what his mind is really made of. How will he play when he's under some real pressure? Time will tell.
Quote:| P.S. Your chat today makes me wonder whether you are delaying registration on purpose. |
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I am. Hanzack is playing too, but we're leaving it until the last minute to enter. Mind games.
Quote:| the fact that you didn't register immediately when accepting the bet shows your true level of confidence in your chances to win. |
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(-:::: Do you think I'm stupid?
Quote:| We will have collectively set the market price of trash talk with no action at 100 Arimaa points. |
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Excellent. This is part of my plan. I hate trash talk. I don't believe in trash talk, I believe in good moves. In the future, no trash talk without paying for it!
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Re: random froody thoughts
« Reply #16 on: Dec 18th, 2011, 9:46am » |
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on Dec 18th, 2011, 4:28am, froody wrote:| I didn't promise to enter. I will certainly lose the bet if I don't. |
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Thanks for clarifying. I was tricked into the bet by not understanding the terms. I thought I was getting your guaranteed entry into the tournament and $1, although I see now that you never said so. I will have to be on my guard to avoid getting outfoxed by you again. 
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Your psychological warfare needs refinement if you think this is the way to induce me to give you lessons. Even hanzack has a more effective manipulation strategy than that! 
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There is more than one explanation for your 100-to-1 bet on yourself to win the World Championship. 
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Re: random froody thoughts
« Reply #17 on: Dec 18th, 2011, 11:21am » |
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on Dec 18th, 2011, 9:46am, Fritzlein wrote:| There is more than one explanation for your 100-to-1 bet on yourself to win the World Championship. |
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I believe Froody has already contacted Adanac, Nombril, Rabbits, Tuks and myself (non-exhaustive list) to play the WC under his account and let him win the appropriate match-ups (non-exhaustive list of abuse considered). You might have to win it to keep your 10k points :p
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Re: random froody thoughts
« Reply #18 on: Dec 19th, 2011, 12:31am » |
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on Dec 18th, 2011, 11:21am, chessandgo wrote:| I believe Froody has already contacted Adanac, Nombril, Rabbits, Tuks and myself (non-exhaustive list) to play the WC under his account and let him win the appropriate match-ups (non-exhaustive list of abuse considered). You might have to win it to keep your 10k points :p |
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Here is me denying this.
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Re: random froody thoughts
« Reply #19 on: Jan 4th, 2012, 10:36am » |
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on Dec 18th, 2011, 4:28am, froody wrote:| I didn't promise to enter. I will certainly lose the bet if I don't. |
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Ah, too bad. I was truly hoping you would take the plunge. Oh, well, at least I start out the year ahead by $1. 
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