Greetings, comrades, and welcome to the 129th running of the Conquer Club Dispatch!
I can't really mention Scenarios in the late-breaking news section, since their implementation was already announced in the last Dispatch. Still, they are a recent development, and if you haven't explored them yet I very much suggest that you should.[spoiler=some of the uses of scenarios]Here are some uses for scenarios:
You're curious "what would happen if"
You want to challenge yourself in impossible situations (like playing Civilization with difficulty set to Deity)
You want to not challenge yourself and just amuse yourself with a guaranteed win (like playing Duke Nukem with all the cheats turned on)
You want to simulate an actual historical event (setting up World 2.1 for a World War II simulation with actual relative troop strengths of the major powers.)
You want to rectify something that has always annoyed you (why does every AOR2 game end with 90 % of the map still neutral?)
Or for a thousand other conceivable reasons.
[/spoiler] In this Issue we have:
The final great installment of [player]Dakky21[/player]'s magnificent Guess this Map contest. If you've been following this contest from the beginning, here is your last and greatest challenge. If you've never tried it before, it's not too late. There are prizes to be won in each and every installment, including this one.
In the Interrogation Room, [player]josko.ri[/player] answers the many questions he was asked.
In War Games, [player]iAmCaffeine[/player] brings us the monthly roundup of tournament winners, and [player]DaveH[/player] brings us a TPA update.
In Officialdom, [player]BigWham[/player] brings us his view from the Command Deck, and
[player]JamesKer1[/player] brings us a roundup of the view on the Suggestions Deck.
Under the heading of Friendly Fire, I announce the winners of the Dispatch Critics Contest.
In the Mess Hall, [player]SilverWill[/player] and [player]Razorvich[/player] discuss the difficulties of running a contest in the Internet Age.
Clan director [player]Keefie[/player] has risen to my challenge and provided us with a roundup of events in the clan world.
In Cartography, I reprinted one of the old, old articles by [player]theHippo8[/player] with some stunningly beautiful maps-that-never-were. Sometimes it's a delight to walk down Memory Lane. And speaking of Memory Lane,
I discuss my retirement as publisher of the Dispatch
Enjoy your read, and all the best to you and yours as 2015 opens up!
The biggest news this month is the Tournament Players' Association All-Star Month Event. In this event, players who have played in TPA tournament will be honoured, but players who have not played in TPA events will also have an opportunity to get involved. Follow the link for full details.
The Official Monthly Challenge for January 2015 is up and running! (Editor's privilege, insert irrelevant personal commentary: I have a personal story here. I was SO overloaded on games after the December monthly challenge and the 7-days of Conquer Club that I absolutely swore I would not get involved in the January challenge. And then what does [player]DoomYoshi[/player] do? He puts the January challenge on my favourite settings (12-player, escalating, sunny, parachute) and tricks me into getting into it. Damn you Yoshi!!!)
josko.ri wrote:Which is better, Japan or Croatia? I will use quote from others with which I agree: "Give me 100,000 Croatian soldiers and I will conquer the entire world" Napoleon Bonaparte "Japan is the best country for living and the worst for working."
Best part of Japan? The level of interpersonal respect.
Worst part of Japan? Perception of success in Japanese people's mindsets.
Best part of Croatia? Sense for humor.
Worst part of Croatia? Corruption.
Which has better KFC? Chicks are better in Croatia.
How are your dice normally as compared to others? Average.
What was the best part about being conqueror? The feeling of success.
Will you give me a rematch from our England Olympics game where I couldn't pull off any rolls? Yes, send me invite.
How many hours do you spend planning each move? I get ideas instantly. We played recently, didn't you notice how quick my turns were?
Do you scold your teammates if they move without consulting you first? I just write in game chat, with educational purposes for all involved players in the team, what was done wrong and why.
Which maps would you consider yourself an expert on? Hive and Conquer Rome. As bigger as possible maps.
Are there any maps you would like to learn? King's Court 1&2.
On a scale of Blitzaholic to Yes how arrogant are you? Yes.
Why we never met in real life? You were alter and I was schmeller.
What did Moonchild told about me (dakky)? We never spoke about you.
Are you for a beer when you get back in Rijeka? Always for a beer with fellow CCer, I will send you message.
if your teammate gets good dice and uses the strategy provided to him by u, do u take the credit or does he? if your teammate gets bad dice and uses the strategy provided to him by u, do u take the blame or does he? I never give nor receive credits for dice.
if your teammate misses a reinforcement in an unlimited game with u, is it the ruler or the belt? Mistakes are not big deal in the game.
Is it true that every time a clanmate takes a turn without consulting you, somewhere a little bird dies? :p Nope.
Origin of your screen name? Josko from Rijeka.
Break up of the former Yugoslavia: tragedy, a good thing, you don't care .... A great thing.
Was Benga a better all around player or you? No.
Why do people think you are God like? Do they, I do not think so?
What is your strategy for the opening move for your team in a quads, fog, unlimited forts on hive To make that ratio of number of usage of 3 attacker dice versus 2 defender dice be as much as possible in favor of my team.
what does josko.ri mean? Josko from Rijeka.
is it true that you were raised by wolves, and therefore honour your ancestors with a picture of your grandfather as your avatar? or is it just me (hopalong) and dukasaur (dukasaur) that carries on the tradition of honouring ancestors in their avatar? The avatar theme represents "The Steppenwolf".
what is the maximum you would pay for CC membership (in soviet-era rubles, please, calculating for deflation)? Depending on service I get from CC, at this time I would not pay.
best and worst site change since you were a corporal? best: Polymorphic games. worst: Ej_Jefe.
how many times have you fallen in love in CC? 2.
how many times did you check your own Interrogation thread? please include the times you clicked on it just to raise the view count. It was around 15 times.
what perception do you think the majority of CC players who know you have of you? please also share your feelings on the matter. Passionable guy, good in bed. I agree with them.
you allegedly joined CC on Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:18 pm, though no games appear on your profile before 2010-04-23 18:30:55 ... what was the recipe that you used to eat those games? This is mistake in searching machine. See Game 5937352 I have started my CC career with 8-0 score.
Why does your clan get all the hot chicks? See my answer from 2 questions before.
If you had to play a quads game with 3 members from TOFU, who would you pick to be your teammates and why? and in that same game, you had to play with those 3 against 4 other TOFU clan members. who would select to be your opponents? You clan select past and present TOFU members (but none that have have ever been a part of KORT or have a win percentage greater than 43.8% on the map and settings you select..yes, you get to pick that as well ). You can also select the 7 TOFU players in your game with out regarding my fine print as that seems a bit time consuming to figure out upon further consideration. As I do not play games with current TOFU member unless I have to, then I would choose past members as my teammates and current members as opponents. Seullessliathan, dkmaster, Chuuuuck in my team. All great strategists, and all had hardballs to have and defend their own opinion against CoF's tyranny. As opponents, jackal, Great-Ollie, Denise and Dako, because these are the sorest losers from TOFU, and kicking asses of sore losers are always much better than kicking asses of other players.
Do you think you can have a longer response to this interrogation than I did in mine? No. I am actually short with time and am answering quickly. Unfortunately
Did you ever lost to a bot in a singles match? If so which one? Yes, Game 13457195
Who is your favorite opponent on CC ? [player]Blitzaholic[/player], I learned many strategic approaches by playing versus him.
Is there player/team you feel anxious to play against ? Yes, [player]universalchiro[/player] with his aggressive "roots of life" stories, like I am interested about his opinion about that.
Which clan would you like to join ( except KORT of course) ? ACE, PIG or TSM.
Are you missing cof ? Nope, CC finally became place for true fun since he left.
Besides yourself, who is your favourite conqueror, and what can we learn from him? [player]Blitzaholic[/player], he was Doctor of Strategy. We can learn from him who are top 5 since the beginning of time in every category on CC.
Wow! I just saw the news that you won HA's 200th. What are some of your most memorable moments from what was quite likely Conquer Club's biggest tournament of all time. That tournament was special for me in many ways. The most memorable moment was huge turnover in Game 12676980. At that time, I already had 0-2 score in that round, and if I had lost I would be eliminated. Besides that, I think I have won the most Annual (50'th 100th or 200th of the same organizer) tournaments on CC, counting around 5 or more titles in that category.
Do you miss cof in the CC4 finals thread? Do you miss yourself in the cc4 finals thread? I am glad that CoF left CC and do not miss him at all. I am also not missing myself from cc4 finals thread because I am in my entirety a person who shares respect, unless shown otherwise towards me, in which case I also show otherwise back, like it was unfortunately the case in the cc4 finals thread.
Can there be a hero without a vilain? Definitely yes, agents of changing the world to be better place are all heroes.
Who is the second best player from kort (only 1 player has to be named)? [player]josko.ri[/player]
How attractive is it for japanese girls when you reveal you are croatian compared to the average cc female population? 4.5 times more attractive. You should hear these voices of surprise when I reveal that I am Croatian
How disappointed are you with dakky's questions since he privately said he had a lot of questions he wanted to ask you? I think he is an interesting person, looking forward to see him.
Where have you buried qwert's body? His body is always winner of every discussions.
We first teamed up together in the Your Favourite way to End the World tournament, do you really think you would have won without me ? You were our lucky charm, so I am aware nothing would be achieved without you.
We often chat on Skype and quite often when i wake up I see I have missed messages from you, you appear to be always available.. when if ever do you find time to sleep? I actually sleep 8-9 hours per day, and Japanese people consider it too much.
Is it true that your IQ is half your current CC score? my IQ is my current CC score divided by 18.
Who do you think is the greatest player never to make the conqueror rank? [player]Clive[/player].
Why wasn't I the answer to the last question? You are Department Leader, so you are disqualified from considerations because you always hack the dice.
Which country has the best cuisine? which country has the worst? Japan the best, India the worst.
coke or pepsi? coke.
Are you really HardAttack's english coach? Nope, I am qwert's english coach.
Does Bruceswar really live in his grandmother's basement? Only when he spends holidays with his girlfriend.
If you eat enough japanese seafood will your blood glow? I will be genki.
If you could permanently delete any other user's account whose would you delete, bonus points for saying why [player]Chariot of Fire[/player], so I can be sure that CC will remain enjoyable place for a while.
Is Shannon Apple really a woman? She is asexual towards me, so I would not put my hands in fire that she is really a woman.
Would you be prepared to have a multi check done on you and qwert? Actually, we almost every time disagreed with each other.
Would you rather kiss me or hug COF? Hug CoF, I am always ready for new beginnings.
What do you think about the reputation you have as KoRT's slave driver? A great example how an eloquent individual such as CoF can manipulate other people's opinion.
Since everyone seems to expect it, how come you didn't kill me for missing a turn recently in one of our games? I am gentleman towards ladies.
Does this mean that you are going soft in your old age? Am I that old? Oh my, now I understand why my mum sent me preparations for grow of lost hair from Croatia to Japan.
They all want to know it but ask behind your back rather than directly. Is Josko human? A human whose goal is perfectionism.
Why do you think Dakky wants to meet you in real life so badly? Because he thinks that I can convince benga to return to CC.
Tell me about how you and COF came to be fierce rivals? He showed to be sore loser because when his clan started to lose for the first time in his clan career, he started to speak in the war thread about our extensive luck widely. My reply was that if he has his right to debate about dice (even though nobody asked him for his opinion about dice in that war) then I have right to debate about strategy and point some poor plays of TOFU members. My deep hope was that he will realize that the big part for his clan's losses falls into strategy, no matter of the fact that he put his all abilities to blame dice for all loses.
Who is your favorite KORT teammate(s)? Moonchild, Foxglove, random21, Rodion, Astoriana.
Which clan war have you enjoyed the most and why? CC1 KORT vs THOTA https://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewt ... p?t=131744, our the biggest win so far. THOTA was top of the top of clan scene for years until we beat them.
What is your favorite map on CC? Hive.
What do you do besides playing CC? Study and enjoying beauties which Japan can give to an individual.
If you were going to join any other clan not named KORT, Who would it be and why? ACE - great guys and great strategists. PIG - I think they have the most dose of humor in their clan. TSM - great strategists.
Tell me what you really think about the C&A Team and the rulings they have put on you. It was public pressure on officials at that time from a small number of very active forum posters to punish famous players, and king achilles was thinking that he is doing "will of people for people". However, people are not dumb and they were realizing that C&A verdicts versus famous players were unfairly given and started to leave the site in disappointment. I remember in just several months after that, number of active players fell down from 20K ti 12K. Even king achilles sent me message that he thinks that I had no intention to cheat, but was just too reliable that could very often be online which caused many of my sitting when Moonchild and Rodion were absent. To be things worse, my main prosecutor CoF was later found in 2 even bigger scale situations to do much worse things than these for what he had accused me.
How did you make it to Conquer? What pushed you to try to get to the number 1 spot? Just a challenge if I can do it without shady ways.
What do you want your legacy on CC to be years later when you are gone? Player who influenced others to think logically.
Looking back on things, what if anything would you change? I would like to be more humble in forum postings in general.
Other than a brilliant analytical mind, what does it take to get to the top in CC? A good idea about how will you achieve it, and discipline to follow the plan.
How do you pronounce your name? Is it a J sound? Is it Y sound? Josko... or Yosko? I do not know Croatian pronunciation. I have always thought of it as I am saying J-osko, or am I wrong? Yoshko
When you first recruited me to Kort, did you believe I would reach Conqueror? Yes or yes? And, did you then recruit me because you knew I would be Conqueror? I believed. I saw your good points in a forum about strategic discussions.
When will you decide to take back Conqueror for yourself? When you give me permission.
If I were to invent something and give it your name, what would that thing be? Measurement unit for turbulence.
Do you like Orange Juice? Have you ever sailed on a boat? Yes to both.
If you were to create your own scale for measuring length, what would you choose for units of measure? How long would each be, in centimetres? Jostuary, and it would standard for how far a particle of fluid can travel by inertia within an estuary before being brought to zero velocity.
If this interrogation forum had an intermittence as viewers read it, what midway entertainment would you like to provide us with? Music? Movies? Would it be a game of risk? Me having dance performance on this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0
It is often said that certain tasks are impossible. For instance counting the number of grains of sand on a beach, or number of stars visible in the sky at a certain point. Are these things that Josko is able to do? For instance, could you arrive at a beach, and walk it up and down 3 times, and then perform an equation in your mind, and calculate that the exact number of grains of sand is 21, 212, 121, 212, 121, 212, 121? Tasks like these make my life challenging and enjoyable. I am not able to do these tasks but I am getting closer to be able one day in future.
What do you like best about Canada? The Flag and Vancouver.
Are there certain things people in the world hear about Canada, that you would like clarification about I actually have weak networking with Canadians. I consider them the most similar to Australians.
What do you prefer writing with? Pen? Pencil? Computer document? Other? I am old school, pencil. (Btw, pen was invented by Croatian)
What colour is your favourite pair of shoes? My yellow sneakers.
If you could, would you make everything in the world edible? What do you think Sky would taste like? Would you have to boil it first? Or could you just eat it raw? Nope. But if everything is edible, I would gladly eat top of a mountain.
Did random send you random and often updates of his score on his rise to conquerer like he did to us? Yes he did, I was always updated.
On speaking to a Croat friend of mine (old guy), he called Ireland "little Croatia" and insists on it. Do you know what his reason for that might be? Yes, because of the similarity of making jokes and expressing humor between Croatians and Irish.
On a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you dislike it when you open the fridge and things fall out? 7.
When you open a door, do you use your right hand, or your left hand? Right.
When you drive do you wear sunglasses? I don't have sunglasses.
Is 21 degrees Celsius your favourite temperature? Is the 21st day of the month your favourite day? Is 21:00 your favourite hour of the day, right through to 21:59? Do you ever buy 21 bananas at a time? Could you, if you wanted to, drink 21 beers in one night? If you had to, would you be able to swim 21 hrs straight? Are you obsessed with the number 21? Nope, 21 and 2.1 are reserved for you my friend
What is your favourite thing about the number 21? The fact you get 2 for investing only 1.
If you could teach just one thing to average players to make them better, what would it be? Consider double bonus principle. When we are (1) considering what we are gaining from doing an action, which we often do, we often forget to (2) consider how much our opponent is losing at the same time. The most often strategic mistake on the site which I witnessed is that players are considering only (1) without thinking of (2).
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I would like to sincerely thanks to Dukasaur for giving me the honor to be interviewed for the Newsletter and for all his contributions done to CC and for Newsletters during his serving as a volunteer. Duka, you made CC much better place, thank you for that!
I have enjoyed a lot answering the questions, and please receive my apologize to everyone especially to Dukasaur, that you waited for answers for several months. Free time was just not my the best friend recently.
Thank you,
Josko
-- Thank you for taking the time to answer this HUGE volume of questions! - DK[/spoiler]
The Unknown Side of the Escaped Rudolphby SilverWill
I guess this is a right of passage. Now someone who has been a fixture since I joined strips back. It won't be the same without him. Duk, you have always been someone I respected and looked up to. You are part of what made this site something I wanted to get more involved in. Step back, have fun, and let your interests pull you on, whether here or elsewhere.
dk you are one of the good guys here at CC and I would like to personally thank you for so much added enjoyment that you have brought to this site. So glad that we will still be seeing you around.
Greetings, comrades, and welcome to the 129th running of the Conquer Club Dispatch!
I can't really mention Scenarios in the late-breaking news section, since their implementation was already announced in the last Dispatch. Still, they are a recent development, and if you haven't explored them yet I very much suggest that you should.[spoiler=some of the uses of scenarios]Here are some uses for scenarios:
You're curious "what would happen if"
You want to challenge yourself in impossible situations (like playing Civilization with difficulty set to Deity)
You want to not challenge yourself and just amuse yourself with a guaranteed win (like playing Duke Nukem with all the cheats turned on)
You want to simulate an actual historical event (setting up World 2.1 for a World War II simulation with actual relative troop strengths of the major powers.)
You want to rectify something that has always annoyed you (why does every AOR2 game end with 90 % of the map still neutral?)
Or for a thousand other conceivable reasons.
[/spoiler] In this Issue we have:
The final great installment of [player]Dakky21[/player]'s magnificent Guess this Map contest. If you've been following this contest from the beginning, here is your last and greatest challenge. If you've never tried it before, it's not too late. There are prizes to be won in each and every installment, including this one.
In the Interrogation Room, [player]josko.ri[/player] answers the many questions he was asked.
In War Games, [player]iAmCaffeine[/player] brings us the monthly roundup of tournament winners, and [player]DaveH[/player] brings us a TPA update.
In Officialdom, [player]BigWham[/player] brings us his view from the Command Deck, and
[player]JamesKer1[/player] brings us a roundup of the view on the Suggestions Deck.
Under the heading of Friendly Fire, I announce the winners of the Dispatch Critics Contest.
In the Mess Hall, [player]SilverWill[/player] and [player]Razorvich[/player] discuss the difficulties of running a contest in the Internet Age.
Clan director [player]Keefie[/player] has risen to my challenge and provided us with a roundup of events in the clan world.
In Cartography, I reprinted one of the old, old articles by [player]theHippo8[/player] with some stunningly beautiful maps-that-never-were. Sometimes it's a delight to walk down Memory Lane. And speaking of Memory Lane,
I discuss my retirement as publisher of the Dispatch
Enjoy your read, and all the best to you and yours as 2015 opens up!
The biggest news this month is the Tournament Players' Association All-Star Month Event. In this event, players who have played in TPA tournament will be honoured, but players who have not played in TPA events will also have an opportunity to get involved. Follow the link for full details.
The Official Monthly Challenge for January 2015 is up and running! (Editor's privilege, insert irrelevant personal commentary: I have a personal story here. I was SO overloaded on games after the December monthly challenge and the 7-days of Conquer Club that I absolutely swore I would not get involved in the January challenge. And then what does [player]DoomYoshi[/player] do? He puts the January challenge on my favourite settings (12-player, escalating, sunny, parachute) and tricks me into getting into it. Damn you Yoshi!!!)
josko.ri wrote:Which is better, Japan or Croatia? I will use quote from others with which I agree: "Give me 100,000 Croatian soldiers and I will conquer the entire world" Napoleon Bonaparte "Japan is the best country for living and the worst for working."
Best part of Japan? The level of interpersonal respect.
Worst part of Japan? Perception of success in Japanese people's mindsets.
Best part of Croatia? Sense for humor.
Worst part of Croatia? Corruption.
Which has better KFC? Chicks are better in Croatia.
How are your dice normally as compared to others? Average.
What was the best part about being conqueror? The feeling of success.
Will you give me a rematch from our England Olympics game where I couldn't pull off any rolls? Yes, send me invite.
How many hours do you spend planning each move? I get ideas instantly. We played recently, didn't you notice how quick my turns were?
Do you scold your teammates if they move without consulting you first? I just write in game chat, with educational purposes for all involved players in the team, what was done wrong and why.
Which maps would you consider yourself an expert on? Hive and Conquer Rome. As bigger as possible maps.
Are there any maps you would like to learn? King's Court 1&2.
On a scale of Blitzaholic to Yes how arrogant are you? Yes.
Why we never met in real life? You were alter and I was schmeller.
What did Moonchild told about me (dakky)? We never spoke about you.
Are you for a beer when you get back in Rijeka? Always for a beer with fellow CCer, I will send you message.
if your teammate gets good dice and uses the strategy provided to him by u, do u take the credit or does he? if your teammate gets bad dice and uses the strategy provided to him by u, do u take the blame or does he? I never give nor receive credits for dice.
if your teammate misses a reinforcement in an unlimited game with u, is it the ruler or the belt? Mistakes are not big deal in the game.
Is it true that every time a clanmate takes a turn without consulting you, somewhere a little bird dies? :p Nope.
Origin of your screen name? Josko from Rijeka.
Break up of the former Yugoslavia: tragedy, a good thing, you don't care .... A great thing.
Was Benga a better all around player or you? No.
Why do people think you are God like? Do they, I do not think so?
What is your strategy for the opening move for your team in a quads, fog, unlimited forts on hive To make that ratio of number of usage of 3 attacker dice versus 2 defender dice be as much as possible in favor of my team.
what does josko.ri mean? Josko from Rijeka.
is it true that you were raised by wolves, and therefore honour your ancestors with a picture of your grandfather as your avatar? or is it just me (hopalong) and dukasaur (dukasaur) that carries on the tradition of honouring ancestors in their avatar? The avatar theme represents "The Steppenwolf".
what is the maximum you would pay for CC membership (in soviet-era rubles, please, calculating for deflation)? Depending on service I get from CC, at this time I would not pay.
best and worst site change since you were a corporal? best: Polymorphic games. worst: Ej_Jefe.
how many times have you fallen in love in CC? 2.
how many times did you check your own Interrogation thread? please include the times you clicked on it just to raise the view count. It was around 15 times.
what perception do you think the majority of CC players who know you have of you? please also share your feelings on the matter. Passionable guy, good in bed. I agree with them.
you allegedly joined CC on Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:18 pm, though no games appear on your profile before 2010-04-23 18:30:55 ... what was the recipe that you used to eat those games? This is mistake in searching machine. See Game 5937352 I have started my CC career with 8-0 score.
Why does your clan get all the hot chicks? See my answer from 2 questions before.
If you had to play a quads game with 3 members from TOFU, who would you pick to be your teammates and why? and in that same game, you had to play with those 3 against 4 other TOFU clan members. who would select to be your opponents? You clan select past and present TOFU members (but none that have have ever been a part of KORT or have a win percentage greater than 43.8% on the map and settings you select..yes, you get to pick that as well ). You can also select the 7 TOFU players in your game with out regarding my fine print as that seems a bit time consuming to figure out upon further consideration. As I do not play games with current TOFU member unless I have to, then I would choose past members as my teammates and current members as opponents. Seullessliathan, dkmaster, Chuuuuck in my team. All great strategists, and all had hardballs to have and defend their own opinion against CoF's tyranny. As opponents, jackal, Great-Ollie, Denise and Dako, because these are the sorest losers from TOFU, and kicking asses of sore losers are always much better than kicking asses of other players.
Do you think you can have a longer response to this interrogation than I did in mine? No. I am actually short with time and am answering quickly. Unfortunately
Did you ever lost to a bot in a singles match? If so which one? Yes, Game 13457195
Who is your favorite opponent on CC ? [player]Blitzaholic[/player], I learned many strategic approaches by playing versus him.
Is there player/team you feel anxious to play against ? Yes, [player]universalchiro[/player] with his aggressive "roots of life" stories, like I am interested about his opinion about that.
Which clan would you like to join ( except KORT of course) ? ACE, PIG or TSM.
Are you missing cof ? Nope, CC finally became place for true fun since he left.
Besides yourself, who is your favourite conqueror, and what can we learn from him? [player]Blitzaholic[/player], he was Doctor of Strategy. We can learn from him who are top 5 since the beginning of time in every category on CC.
Wow! I just saw the news that you won HA's 200th. What are some of your most memorable moments from what was quite likely Conquer Club's biggest tournament of all time. That tournament was special for me in many ways. The most memorable moment was huge turnover in Game 12676980. At that time, I already had 0-2 score in that round, and if I had lost I would be eliminated. Besides that, I think I have won the most Annual (50'th 100th or 200th of the same organizer) tournaments on CC, counting around 5 or more titles in that category.
Do you miss cof in the CC4 finals thread? Do you miss yourself in the cc4 finals thread? I am glad that CoF left CC and do not miss him at all. I am also not missing myself from cc4 finals thread because I am in my entirety a person who shares respect, unless shown otherwise towards me, in which case I also show otherwise back, like it was unfortunately the case in the cc4 finals thread.
Can there be a hero without a vilain? Definitely yes, agents of changing the world to be better place are all heroes.
Who is the second best player from kort (only 1 player has to be named)? [player]josko.ri[/player]
How attractive is it for japanese girls when you reveal you are croatian compared to the average cc female population? 4.5 times more attractive. You should hear these voices of surprise when I reveal that I am Croatian
How disappointed are you with dakky's questions since he privately said he had a lot of questions he wanted to ask you? I think he is an interesting person, looking forward to see him.
Where have you buried qwert's body? His body is always winner of every discussions.
We first teamed up together in the Your Favourite way to End the World tournament, do you really think you would have won without me ? You were our lucky charm, so I am aware nothing would be achieved without you.
We often chat on Skype and quite often when i wake up I see I have missed messages from you, you appear to be always available.. when if ever do you find time to sleep? I actually sleep 8-9 hours per day, and Japanese people consider it too much.
Is it true that your IQ is half your current CC score? my IQ is my current CC score divided by 18.
Who do you think is the greatest player never to make the conqueror rank? [player]Clive[/player].
Why wasn't I the answer to the last question? You are Department Leader, so you are disqualified from considerations because you always hack the dice.
Which country has the best cuisine? which country has the worst? Japan the best, India the worst.
coke or pepsi? coke.
Are you really HardAttack's english coach? Nope, I am qwert's english coach.
Does Bruceswar really live in his grandmother's basement? Only when he spends holidays with his girlfriend.
If you eat enough japanese seafood will your blood glow? I will be genki.
If you could permanently delete any other user's account whose would you delete, bonus points for saying why [player]Chariot of Fire[/player], so I can be sure that CC will remain enjoyable place for a while.
Is Shannon Apple really a woman? She is asexual towards me, so I would not put my hands in fire that she is really a woman.
Would you be prepared to have a multi check done on you and qwert? Actually, we almost every time disagreed with each other.
Would you rather kiss me or hug COF? Hug CoF, I am always ready for new beginnings.
What do you think about the reputation you have as KoRT's slave driver? A great example how an eloquent individual such as CoF can manipulate other people's opinion.
Since everyone seems to expect it, how come you didn't kill me for missing a turn recently in one of our games? I am gentleman towards ladies.
Does this mean that you are going soft in your old age? Am I that old? Oh my, now I understand why my mum sent me preparations for grow of lost hair from Croatia to Japan.
They all want to know it but ask behind your back rather than directly. Is Josko human? A human whose goal is perfectionism.
Why do you think Dakky wants to meet you in real life so badly? Because he thinks that I can convince benga to return to CC.
Tell me about how you and COF came to be fierce rivals? He showed to be sore loser because when his clan started to lose for the first time in his clan career, he started to speak in the war thread about our extensive luck widely. My reply was that if he has his right to debate about dice (even though nobody asked him for his opinion about dice in that war) then I have right to debate about strategy and point some poor plays of TOFU members. My deep hope was that he will realize that the big part for his clan's losses falls into strategy, no matter of the fact that he put his all abilities to blame dice for all loses.
Who is your favorite KORT teammate(s)? Moonchild, Foxglove, random21, Rodion, Astoriana.
Which clan war have you enjoyed the most and why? CC1 KORT vs THOTA https://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewt ... p?t=131744, our the biggest win so far. THOTA was top of the top of clan scene for years until we beat them.
What is your favorite map on CC? Hive.
What do you do besides playing CC? Study and enjoying beauties which Japan can give to an individual.
If you were going to join any other clan not named KORT, Who would it be and why? ACE - great guys and great strategists. PIG - I think they have the most dose of humor in their clan. TSM - great strategists.
Tell me what you really think about the C&A Team and the rulings they have put on you. It was public pressure on officials at that time from a small number of very active forum posters to punish famous players, and king achilles was thinking that he is doing "will of people for people". However, people are not dumb and they were realizing that C&A verdicts versus famous players were unfairly given and started to leave the site in disappointment. I remember in just several months after that, number of active players fell down from 20K ti 12K. Even king achilles sent me message that he thinks that I had no intention to cheat, but was just too reliable that could very often be online which caused many of my sitting when Moonchild and Rodion were absent. To be things worse, my main prosecutor CoF was later found in 2 even bigger scale situations to do much worse things than these for what he had accused me.
How did you make it to Conquer? What pushed you to try to get to the number 1 spot? Just a challenge if I can do it without shady ways.
What do you want your legacy on CC to be years later when you are gone? Player who influenced others to think logically.
Looking back on things, what if anything would you change? I would like to be more humble in forum postings in general.
Other than a brilliant analytical mind, what does it take to get to the top in CC? A good idea about how will you achieve it, and discipline to follow the plan.
How do you pronounce your name? Is it a J sound? Is it Y sound? Josko... or Yosko? I do not know Croatian pronunciation. I have always thought of it as I am saying J-osko, or am I wrong? Yoshko
When you first recruited me to Kort, did you believe I would reach Conqueror? Yes or yes? And, did you then recruit me because you knew I would be Conqueror? I believed. I saw your good points in a forum about strategic discussions.
When will you decide to take back Conqueror for yourself? When you give me permission.
If I were to invent something and give it your name, what would that thing be? Measurement unit for turbulence.
Do you like Orange Juice? Have you ever sailed on a boat? Yes to both.
If you were to create your own scale for measuring length, what would you choose for units of measure? How long would each be, in centimetres? Jostuary, and it would standard for how far a particle of fluid can travel by inertia within an estuary before being brought to zero velocity.
If this interrogation forum had an intermittence as viewers read it, what midway entertainment would you like to provide us with? Music? Movies? Would it be a game of risk? Me having dance performance on this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0
It is often said that certain tasks are impossible. For instance counting the number of grains of sand on a beach, or number of stars visible in the sky at a certain point. Are these things that Josko is able to do? For instance, could you arrive at a beach, and walk it up and down 3 times, and then perform an equation in your mind, and calculate that the exact number of grains of sand is 21, 212, 121, 212, 121, 212, 121? Tasks like these make my life challenging and enjoyable. I am not able to do these tasks but I am getting closer to be able one day in future.
What do you like best about Canada? The Flag and Vancouver.
Are there certain things people in the world hear about Canada, that you would like clarification about I actually have weak networking with Canadians. I consider them the most similar to Australians.
What do you prefer writing with? Pen? Pencil? Computer document? Other? I am old school, pencil. (Btw, pen was invented by Croatian)
What colour is your favourite pair of shoes? My yellow sneakers.
If you could, would you make everything in the world edible? What do you think Sky would taste like? Would you have to boil it first? Or could you just eat it raw? Nope. But if everything is edible, I would gladly eat top of a mountain.
Did random send you random and often updates of his score on his rise to conquerer like he did to us? Yes he did, I was always updated.
On speaking to a Croat friend of mine (old guy), he called Ireland "little Croatia" and insists on it. Do you know what his reason for that might be? Yes, because of the similarity of making jokes and expressing humor between Croatians and Irish.
On a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you dislike it when you open the fridge and things fall out? 7.
When you open a door, do you use your right hand, or your left hand? Right.
When you drive do you wear sunglasses? I don't have sunglasses.
Is 21 degrees Celsius your favourite temperature? Is the 21st day of the month your favourite day? Is 21:00 your favourite hour of the day, right through to 21:59? Do you ever buy 21 bananas at a time? Could you, if you wanted to, drink 21 beers in one night? If you had to, would you be able to swim 21 hrs straight? Are you obsessed with the number 21? Nope, 21 and 2.1 are reserved for you my friend
What is your favourite thing about the number 21? The fact you get 2 for investing only 1.
If you could teach just one thing to average players to make them better, what would it be? Consider double bonus principle. When we are (1) considering what we are gaining from doing an action, which we often do, we often forget to (2) consider how much our opponent is losing at the same time. The most often strategic mistake on the site which I witnessed is that players are considering only (1) without thinking of (2).
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I would like to sincerely thanks to Dukasaur for giving me the honor to be interviewed for the Newsletter and for all his contributions done to CC and for Newsletters during his serving as a volunteer. Duka, you made CC much better place, thank you for that!
I have enjoyed a lot answering the questions, and please receive my apologize to everyone especially to Dukasaur, that you waited for answers for several months. Free time was just not my the best friend recently.
Thank you,
Josko
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