I was brought into this as an example and because of that I was insulted, belittled and blacklisted by those who claim to not care. In my opinion you are all just as bad as me.

Looks like he got suspended again.

Don't suspend him, he's the funniest thing in WL :(

What is the picking strategy named after Boston?

It's called the Boston triple. It's when you pick Australia, Indonesia, and Antarctica together.

*Asking for 2nd time*
Who's Boston?

@Platinum, I remember you as one of the worst troll here, and you have still not changed (despite a new account), as usual you are posting some random shit, you know your own comments here are just keeping this thread derailed but you nonetheless keep posting. So again really unnecessary since we all moved on excepted you. And if you read carefully what was going on here, I was just suggesting to move a thread, no more no less, I did not expected a reply. But things eventually worsened after MoD's arrogant reply particularly against Sirsalty, but I did not started this.

@Bayern: "Boston" is the nickame given to NZPhoenix (AHOL) as he first joined Warlight under the name "BostonBruins". He is known (and loved) for his disproportionate temper tantrums whenever he loses a game. Whether it's real or trolling is one of Warlight's biggest mysteries. Despite that, he's a very friendly guy.

He is also a competitive player. Unfortunately, he's somewhat past his prime today. The Boston triple, a picking strategy on Middle Earth, is named after him. It's really good. When he's not playing, he enjoys getting drunk, which is probably the direct cause of 99% of his boots. xP

I think I summed it up nicely. I hope to exhange a few words with him one day. I know this much as a newcomer because I'm genuinely interested in the history of Warlight (thanks JSA!).

I've been lurking on the warlight forum for a while now, and what amazed me most was the fact that you guys all seem to know each other by name, personality and playing style.

I thought: "Damn, this game must have some close-knitted, familiar, good-old friends playing together, with lots of mutual respect! That's cool."

It took me a while to realise you just all know each other because of the constant insults. That's cool too, I guess?

bs, how do you get through life when you get offended and butthurt so easily?

Hehe it can be quite close at times, but people do spend a fair amount of time shitting on each other. Of course after a while you know which side is 'right'.

The real close community's are clan's

ah Zeroblinddragon! Merci mec :) now that you tell us his current name, indeed I know him :) but I was never insulted at all while playing with him.

Actually I now remember there were also some legendary games between Lolicon and NZphoenix, both drunk, playing the real time ladder, Loli showed us and even kept this link as his only favorite game (in his now dead account since he has been suspended forever not so long ago...):
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=9242204

Just 2 small extracts here:





the dialogue between them was truly hilarious x)

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That's looks no different to any other game I've been in though...

I have no idea why everyone is taking what game type they play so seriously. Strategic players rarely play diplos, Diplo players are trying to become a part of the strategic community but:

Why? If I wasn't having fun playing strategic games I would have quit warlight by now, you guys can play diplos rather than quit warlight, but if you don't want to play strategic games / complain about their settings - STOP!

Also, I have recently joined 3 diplos with no open seats to see the difference, if it is fun I will try more.

tl;dr - play warlight for fun.

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Boston Triple seems problematic if you don't get Australia.

Actually I think it's most problematic if you don't get Antarctica.

Didnt he play the ladder when it was WR? If so losing aus isn't that likely.

Everything about it is problematic. Its just his move.

@buns, yes it was a WR strategy.

It can work really well on Straight Round too: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=9643640

The Boston triple was, and likely still is, the most popular triple pick on warlight among good players. The reason it is a better triple than others, is because it contains access to so many parts of the board. It can influence South America, Africa, and Asia easily. The only region it leaves open is Russia, which is, in my opinion, the weakest region of the main 3(Southwest, East/Southeast are the other 2). Leaving one region open, even if it is Russia, can still be a risky strategy, but with the extra early income the Boston triple provides, it is definitely a viable strategy.

Like mentioned above, the biggest risk of the Boston triple is potentially losing Antarctica or Australia. Depending on the board setup, losing one of them could be devastating, especially Antarctica. Usually losing Australia means you can still take Indonesia or Antarctica; it will just more contested.


Here's how Boston used to be:
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=2663804

https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=2509578

https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=2549956

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