KingBruiser
Chieftain
you can win?!!11 
Have you ever lost!
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SesnOfWthr
True Believer
Of course I have lost. I have also quit games that were definite losses.
As KA said, though, sometimes that which kills you does make you stronger!
As a matter of fact, if things don't turn around quickly, I may be looking at my first SG loss in the current SGOTM.
As KA said, though, sometimes that which kills you does make you stronger!
As a matter of fact, if things don't turn around quickly, I may be looking at my first SG loss in the current SGOTM.
sealman
Hater of Babylonians
I have lost a good number of games in a variety of manners.
1 Histograph - first game.
many diplomatic and a handful of military defeats (I don't quit when I am getting trashed)
I have never lost via the space race - yet.
And if you quit - you lose.
1 Histograph - first game.
many diplomatic and a handful of military defeats (I don't quit when I am getting trashed)
I have never lost via the space race - yet.
And if you quit - you lose.
warpstorm
Yumbo? Yumbo!
Sure, plenty of times. I have to agree with Sealman quit==lose to me.
Of course I've lost. I think if you don't lose, you're playing on way too easy of a level. Now, sometimes you have to really jack up the difficulty/variant to lose, but I would find the game no fun if there wasn't at least a chance of losing.
To those who give up losing games...I won't tell you how to have fun, but I will tell you that playing out games I thought were lost causes taught me FAR more than any easy win. Coming back from great odds, struggling...you learn a LOT that way. I would strongly suggest to anyone who wants to get better to play out "hopeless situations" to the bitter end. You might be surprised with what you can do! In LotR10 Scouting Sid, we were almost an age behind and at the bottom of a dogpile. We did NOT quit and ended up winning. The only reason we knew to not quit and to keep trying was that we'd all been in dire situations before and knew that there was a chance of finding a way out. We'd been there and tried it before.
No, you won't always succeed. If/when you do, though, it's a great feeling. Even when you can't pull it out, you can learn a TON about why/how/what went wrong and how to hopefully prevent that situation from occurring the next time.
A quit is an ignominious loss with almost no redeeming value, IMO. A played-out, wiped-from-the-face-of-the-earth loss has value.
My soapbox (err...one of them at least!
),
Arathorn
To those who give up losing games...I won't tell you how to have fun, but I will tell you that playing out games I thought were lost causes taught me FAR more than any easy win. Coming back from great odds, struggling...you learn a LOT that way. I would strongly suggest to anyone who wants to get better to play out "hopeless situations" to the bitter end. You might be surprised with what you can do! In LotR10 Scouting Sid, we were almost an age behind and at the bottom of a dogpile. We did NOT quit and ended up winning. The only reason we knew to not quit and to keep trying was that we'd all been in dire situations before and knew that there was a chance of finding a way out. We'd been there and tried it before.
No, you won't always succeed. If/when you do, though, it's a great feeling. Even when you can't pull it out, you can learn a TON about why/how/what went wrong and how to hopefully prevent that situation from occurring the next time.
A quit is an ignominious loss with almost no redeeming value, IMO. A played-out, wiped-from-the-face-of-the-earth loss has value.
My soapbox (err...one of them at least!
),Arathorn
TrailblazingScot
I was kittenOFchaos
silver 2039 said:
Are you brain-damaged or something? To quit is to lose.
sabo
My Ancestors were Vikings
When I am absolutely positive there is no way I'm going to win I'll give up. So NO I don't lose any civ games 
Vizurok
Magyar Soldier
I never lost a game, only abandon someon warlord... 
HamaticBabylon
Deity
That's the sprit Bob...don't take SH*T from a computer, we are the rulers of this domain.
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ManOfMiracles
Hogwarts Class of '86
There are some games I've abandoned but do not consider losses. One example is if I don't get my game finished before going away on a three-week vacation I will usually abandon it instead of trying to pick it up when I get home. Another case would be if the power goes out while I'm playing and the autosaves are corrupted (this happened once).
If I quit because I don't think I can win or I can't come up with a strategy, then it is a loss.
If I quit because I don't think I can win or I can't come up with a strategy, then it is a loss.
Cu Chulainn
The Unoriginal
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I've certainly lost my share. Don't like to abandon losing games if I can help it. If I'm losing and really don't want to play anymore I'll resign so it registers as a loss. I also have a couple of losing games that I've shelved vowing to come back to them in the future.
I do abandon inevitable wins on a regular basis, once I know for certain that I'm going to win it stops being fun so there's no reason to keep playing.
Edit: I agree with the others, quitting when you aren't sure to win is a loss.
I do abandon inevitable wins on a regular basis, once I know for certain that I'm going to win it stops being fun so there's no reason to keep playing.
Edit: I agree with the others, quitting when you aren't sure to win is a loss.
silver 2039
Deity
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kittenOFchaos said:
I don't feel like starting flame war today so don't try to bait me.
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Let's all remember that we all play the game in our own way. Just because you don't agree with it doesn't make it the wrong way to play.
KoC - warned for flaming.
Let's all remember that we all play the game in our own way. Just because you don't agree with it doesn't make it the wrong way to play.
Stapel
FIAT 850 coupé
I hardly ever finish games. At some point it is clear I am going to win. And very occasionally, it is clear I will loose.
The last game I lost was an SG. A very tough one.
Same with PBEMs. There comes a point one gives up. Only once have I finished a PBEM. A no-human-war (thus space race) game that was soooooooo close! 2 turns, I think. It was Aggie that beat me.
The last game I lost was an SG. A very tough one.
Same with PBEMs. There comes a point one gives up. Only once have I finished a PBEM. A no-human-war (thus space race) game that was soooooooo close! 2 turns, I think. It was Aggie that beat me.
Milan's Warrior
Peacelord
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I lost in my first Warlord game very early on. I was expanding with very little protections. When the Romans got legionaries...
I also lost diplomatic victory the fist time, but i claim that that was because I had not understood how it worked, so I dont cout it
All in all I don't loose much *because* I choose low difficulty settings
I also lost diplomatic victory the fist time, but i claim that that was because I had not understood how it worked, so I dont cout it
All in all I don't loose much *because* I choose low difficulty settings
Randy
Prince
Update, It looks like I will lose my first game to an AI ever. I'm getting my butt handed to me in COTM 03. 
Justy
Warlord
If I lose its usually by Space Race or Diplomacy.
I've lost a few.
Won a few.
Quit and restart a few (winning and losing).
I just love starting the damn games, the end game is just not as fun. I hate the stupid global warming rule. Make pollution more dangerous, but the global warming is just annoying.
I've lost a few.
Won a few.
Quit and restart a few (winning and losing).
I just love starting the damn games, the end game is just not as fun. I hate the stupid global warming rule. Make pollution more dangerous, but the global warming is just annoying.
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