I once thought it would be helpful to new players if I wrote a brief description of all the many and varied ways one could play and have fun in this game. I started out just listing all the different ways I'd found to play the game and soon realized that not only was the list way too long, it was growing as I made it because I kept getting new ideas as I wrote. The job was much bigger than I anticipated so I had to set it aside.
That was a good thing because I've been playing for a very very long time and never once gotten bored with the almost endless variety in the game play. The reason is that even if you just put people together in an empty arena with a way to interact, they are going to find countless ways to do it, and the only thing you can be certain of is that it will stoke enough conflict and emotion to feed endless hours of game play and perpetuate itself with ever increasing ingenuity. Seriously, I think some people are still fighting over the sheep, and I haven't seen one in the game for longer than I can recall.
So, every time I see someone doing something in this game that I haven't seen before, or can't figure out, I know for sure that some one has found yet another way to play and have fun. The great thing is that someone will take exception to it and do their best to stop them, and the whole thing just becomes even more entertaining and enjoyable as the virtual death toll rises, all lubricated by the tears, laughter, shame and glory of the participants.
There is only one thing to do... Take part in it, marvel at it, complain about it, revel in it, but mostly just enjoy it for what it is and how it evolves... An endless source of fun.
Dale, thank you for Aces High <S>
Kind regards
Badboy