I’ve seen this on the “Diplomacy” board. One player being perceived as skilled is immediately ganged up on by all the other players. It’s like a plateau of skillfullness, a hurdle that you need to jump.
I’ve seen it overcome by deliberately throwing a few bad moves to reduce players opinion, but that puts you at inherent disadvantage. Like a genuine handicap.
I’ve seen it overcome more effectively by just more application of the skill which wins at “Diplomacy”: alliance building.
Mostly you see it overcome by losing a few games thanks to folks ganging up on you and then you don’t seem so fierce.
I’ve seen this on the “Diplomacy” board. One player being perceived as skilled is immediately ganged up on by all the other players. It’s like a plateau of skillfullness, a hurdle that you need to jump.
I’ve seen it overcome by deliberately throwing a few bad moves to reduce players opinion, but that puts you at inherent disadvantage. Like a genuine handicap.
I’ve seen it overcome more effectively by just more application of the skill which wins at “Diplomacy”: alliance building.
Mostly you see it overcome by losing a few games thanks to folks ganging up on you and then you don’t seem so fierce.