Forum


WHO IS THE MOST SKILLED KDICER?
merlin_noel wrote
at 7:29 AM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
A contest based on *opinion clusters*


This shouldn't be a reflection of * raw facts *
such as trophies or earned career points etc..

This should be about the most competitive *player style* according to your opinion.
Since there are many ways how a player can be competitive in "modern kdice", I will suggest some categories which are usually considered to be important for kdicers to do well at the tables, in tournaments or even in a monthly competition.

It's usually a pretty controversial topic but let's see whose name will be named most often in the end. Remember: It's about the best player, so if you can avoid it, please don't name more than one player for each category. If it's really too hard for you to decide who is the best, then name two players (more will not be considered).


I suggest following categories in a random order (sorry if there might be some overlap):


(1) Best "comeback player"
(The ability to develop small bases/ turning bad starts/ bad luck in the first rounds into good situations. This is also linked with the ability to never give up, even when the chances of getting good results are low).


(2) Best "board reader"
(The ability of a player to know exactly what their opponents will do and using that "information" for their own benefit like making silent truces or forcing other players into making mistakes. Those players work like computers, calculating the best moves).


(3) Best "manipulator"
(The ability to make other players act for their own (the manipulator's) benefit, almost always achieved by using the chatbox. Communication is the most powerful weapon for those players).


(4) Best "social gamer"
(The ability to make intelligent alliances, truces and honouring them. This is also linked with the reputation of "social gamers" to be extremely trustworthy in all kind of situations).


(5) Best "marathon player"
(The ability of playing hundreds of games during a month while maintaining a "competitive style" and a high PPG)


(6) Best "end gamers"
(The ability to make no mistakes in a head to head situation (often 8v8) by intelligently calculating risk and chance of certain attacks).


(7) Best "tournament survivors" (The only category linked to tournaments only)
(The ability to make it to the final tables of tournaments by using the various tournament strategies, but basically focusing on surviving (also with the help of vflags). This is also linked to the ability to judge when it makes most sense to eliminate a low ranked player or to kill a player with many points).


(8) FINALLY: The best "TOTAL PACKAGE"
This is the chance for you to decide which category seems most important to you/
whose player's style is the best overall. This can also be the result that a certain player masters all or the most of the mentioned categories, while not actually being the best in a specific category, this player's style often ranks among the best most categories).


Replies 1 - 10 of 66 Next › Last »
merlin_noel wrote
at 7:40 AM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
I really hope that many people will participate here, so that we can have an objective result based on the sums of all opinion clusters. The sum of Cluster 8 will be doubled.
(I will let this be for one or two weeks, until I make the final calculation)

In the meantime, here are my votes:

(1) Best "comeback player": Shevar

(2) Best "board reader": MadHat_Sam

(3) Best "manipulator": montecarlo

(4) Best "social gamer": Orlafede

(5) Best "marathon player": shadolin

(6) Best "end gamer": dasfury

(7) Best "tournament survivor": rorschach

(8) Best "TOTAL PACKAGE": tough, but I say: MadHat_Sam
Leek Step wrote
at 8:51 AM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
(1) Best "comeback player": Shevar

(2) Best "board reader": rorsarch

(3) Best "manipulator": Loobee

(4) Best "social gamer": Orlafede

(5) Best "marathon player": shadolin

(6) Best "end gamer": dasfury

(7) Best "tournament survivor": smumustang / maladia / Mavs / Leek Step / Digdug

(8) Best "TOTAL PACKAGE": MadHat_Sam
XCBatman wrote
at 9:02 AM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
1. rnd
2. X LUCK X
3. CoMik
4. Fiero
5. Murti
6. Petomini
7. [ none ] (Never played them)
8. LUCK or Sam. int was pretty good.
wishbone wrote
at 9:24 AM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
(1) Best "comeback player": Stoudemire

(2) Best "board reader": Grunvagr

(3) Best "manipulator": montecarlo

(4) Best "social gamer": Cleopatra

(5) Best "marathon player": Bombadier_DS_65

(6) Best "end gamer": rnd

(7) Best "tournament survivor": Never Played

(8) Best "TOTAL PACKAGE": MadHat_Sam/Vermont
wishbone wrote
at 9:25 AM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
PS, who's alt are you, you forgot to log back in, and at 7 games in 3 months, I don't think you'd know all this information unless you just sit in chat with your thumb up your ass.
moondust wrote
at 10:48 AM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
(1) Best "comeback player": dasfury
(when he's down to a few lands he gets very quiet, colors his lands white, lets others fight and only attacks again after having reached +32. And it always seems to work)

(2) Best "board reader": MadHat_Sam
especially @ 5k

(3) Best "manipulator": montecarlo
also: best innovator

(4) Best "social gamer": kam|k²

(5) Best "marathon player": longhair

(6) Best "end gamer": Shevar
(maybe not in tournament head ups, but usually at the end of 2k tables)

(7) Best "tournament survivor": Revilo

(8) Best "TOTAL PACKAGE": montecarlo
I think he's probably the most flexible player. He's able to adapt to various situations/ changes/ opponents.
rerrr wrote
at 11:45 AM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
1. rerrr
2. rerrr
3. rerrr
4. rerrr
5. rerrr
6. rerrr
7. rerrr
8. rerrr
the full monte wrote
at 11:52 AM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
(1) Best "comeback player": 1/2 pt. for MadHat_Sam for winning with terribad starts, and 1/2 pt. for Johnson213 for small territory +32 strat.

(2) Best "board reader": X LUCK X

(3) Best "manipulator": rnd (since i dont vote for myself like a douche... cough, cough, leek)

(4) Best "social gamer": Vermont, very upstanding.

(5) Best "marathon player": Bombardier_ds65 (or whatever his exact screenname is).

(6) Best "end gamer": i think everyone at the top has these skills. mostly everyone at 500 tables also has these skills. so i vote for Ryan, because i feel my reputation as a kissass is waning.

(7) Best "tournament survivor": CoMik/Pennsylvania (same dude)

(8) Best "TOTAL PACKAGE": three come to mind: das, sam, and luck. i wont vote luck because he was only around for a short time. so its vote for honor/valor (sam), or fear-inducer/asshole (das). obv, i choose das (has he assumed rnd's position now that rnd has turned all kissass nice?)
masterDD wrote
at 1:22 PM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
(1) das
(2) Sam
(3) if there are bunch of idiots on the table it's DLK, otherwise i'd say Thrax maybe
(4) shadolin
(5) shadolin
(6) moondust
(7) pat whalen and moondust
(8) Sam
Shevar wrote
at 1:38 PM, Tuesday February 10, 2009 EST
(1) Best "comeback player": Shevar

(2) Best "board reader": Shevar

(3) Best "manipulator": montecarlo, dasfury

(4) Best "social gamer": Thraxle, Fede, Bone-Roller

(5) Best "marathon player": shadolin, potato27

(6) Best "end gamer": Shevar

(7) Best "tournament survivor": rorschach, moondust, masterDD

(8) Best "TOTAL PACKAGE": Shevar
KDice - Multiplayer Dice War
KDice is a multiplayer strategy online game played in monthly competitions. It's like Risk. The goal is to win every territory on the map.
CREATED BY RYAN © 2006 - 2026
GAMES
G GPokr
Texas Holdem Poker
K KDice
Online Strategy
X XSketch
Online Pictionary