Take out the first line of that last post... I didn't read your first post right thrax my bad. I subconsciously took it ass an insult when I hit reply, should have re-read it.

Maybe it's because you've never actually posted in response to me in a non insulting way before.

Anyways this thb kid is a little bitch,

eom

:-) You guys are fun.

As for this being repeated, well... Maybe someone should rename "Discussion Forum" to "Look It Up In The Archives Forum." Can you imagine how frustrating it would be to raise a topic with your friends and immediately told to shut up because they'd already considered the issue last week?

I expected angry comments here; it's part of the fucking KDice environment (sadly). Whatev. Topic's been put out for discussion.

The quote monte mentioned just about sums it up. Flagging is generally transitive, but when it comes to points, places, and greed it can lose this property. Generally it happens when

1) Player A is smaller than B and C
2) B flagged to A; he's bound to get 2nd; his real flag isn't up
3) C hasn't flagged A but he flagged B

In case A is eliminated, B either gets 1st or at least he doesn't have to fight at all (ticking auto end turn is way less stressful than fighting); C gets a place up and more points anyway; A loses.

So two players win while the third loses. Yeah, maybe B was moderately dick to A, but he won something and he's most likely not Mother Theresa to regret it.

There are ways for A to avoid this, but generally people are too stupid to think of that.


tl;dr version - flags are based on intentions, not formulas or laws, so they can be both transitive and not depending on people and their wishes to win/to be fair.