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Same question but more specific - what stops two teams from ganging up on the third? When I played 3SF with the "most goals wins" rule it quickly turned into "t

• glaberficken 8y ago
  There's some info about tactical consequences here: http://aaa.t0.or.at/documents/aaarules.htm http://aaa.t0.or.at/documents/aaarules.htm > "Meanwhile the penetration of the defence by two opposing teams imposes upon the defence the task of counterbalancing their disadvantage through sowing the seeds of discord in an alliance which can only be temporary. This will be achieved through exhortation, body language, and an ability to manoeuvre the ball and players into such a position that one opposing team will realise that its interests are better served by breaking off the attack and allying themselves with the defending team. Bearing in mind that such a decision will not necessarily be immediate, a team may well find itself split between two alliances. Such a situation opens them up to the possibility of their enemies uniting, making maximum use of this confusion. 3-sided football is a game of skill, persuasion and psychogeography."
• V-2 8y ago
  That's the problem with three-player chess, too. Once two players turn against one, it's a beatdown.
  • ghayes 8y ago
    But wouldn’t the weaker of the allied teams decide to defect since it would lose if the third team were fully vanquished? I don’t think the strategy is so straight-forward.
• eezurr 8y ago
  The winner of 3SF is determined by the fewest goals conceded. Game theory will prevent any long term 2v1s.