Thought I'd get one of these going. Drop any hints or tips in here for the benefit of all concerned.

1. Treat it more as a gamble than the last version. I saw somebody mention before that the new system is much like GPokr, and having played it pretty much solidly for 12 hours, I can see what they meant.

The trick really is knowing when to flag. As with the old system, you simply will not win every game, so in order to rack up points the best approach is to cut your losses while you can.

An example could be this:

Let's say you play your first game and win, gathering 30 points. In your second game, you get a god-awful start and it's looking like you're coming last. Now, at R3 (Round 3), you will be offered a score for a flag - it's usually somewhere in the region of negative 7 (-7).

If you take this score, you leave with 23 points intact and 4 more bites at the cherry before you are returned to zero. If you continue to fight on with little or no hope of finishing in the top three, you will lose a significant number of points - anything up to negative 20 (-20).

2. Placing is now CRUCIAL. You will notice that while you are in danger of placing last, your offer will be pretty low. Each time a player is assimilated or flags, that offer will improve, usually to the tune of about 5 points - so negative 7 becomes negative 2, although this will start to drop again with each turn, or 'chance' you take.

3. It's a gambit. You have to play this system smart, get out when you're being made your best offer, or go for the win if you feel you're in control of the board - it's that simple.

Hope these are of some help - I'd love to hear more.

Bru