Which game to play against aliens?

[Eurotrash]

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let's just go with asteroids , you know, for fun.

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or Space Invaders




You are defeated. Instead of shooting where I was you should have shot where I was going to be.

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Increase speed, drop down, reverse direction!

[MrPokerPants]

Since the very survival of the entire human race is at stake here, it would have to be game with a very small skill factor. We would have to assume that these aliens are way smarter than us, and possibly have skill sets that we don't (telepathy). We would just have to pick a game that negates all of said alien's advantages, and just hope we get lucky enough to survive. My vote is war.

[JonPKibble]

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Magic: The Gathering.

But who will our representitive be?

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David Williams, of course.

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David Williams, of course.

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Where's El D when you need him.

Obviously Paluka would be our rep.

[fnord_too]

On the one hand, I think games like go may be best, since we have spent so much time on developing strategies for them. However, if these guys are crazy advanced game players, they may be able to develop better strategies in a year. (Chess is a very bad choice, since such a high percentage of chess games end in a draw, and draws screw us as badly as losses).

So that leaves us with three options:
A game of pure luck (like war or showdown). I think that gives us a pretty decent chance of not getting anahilated, but probably not enough.

A game where first (or second) mover can always win, and alternate first move. They may just anahilate us for being weasels.

A game like pool where the breaker has a strong chance to not let the other guy even get a turn. Alternate breaks.

If the games are completely non physical, and draws screw us, we need games where there can be no draw. If the games have to have chances for both first and second movers, we are probably as screwed as they want us to be unless we pick a game without skill, in which case we just have to hope the ensuing random walk does not kill us.

[fnord_too]

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David Williams, of course.

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Where's El D when you need him.

Obviously Paluka would be our rep.

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Nah, they would call it the Grand Prix for earth and we would be hosed.

[TheMainEvent]

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David Williams, of course.

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Where's El D when you need him.

Obviously Paluka would be our rep.

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Nah, they would call it the Grand Prix for earth and we would be hosed.

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[dblgutshot]

This offer is not too good to pass up. It will certainly be passed up.

[Brainwalter]

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This offer is not too good to pass up. It will certainly be passed up.

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I think he means, "an offer we can't refuse", in the Vito Corleone sense.

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lol yeah.

Do we get to inteact with the aliens in the year while we are deciding our game? Like will they hang out with us?

Learning about them first would have a great advantage.