Using the Psyche Box effectively?

[xiamendude]

General question for all,

I am pondered the best way to use the Psyche Out box effectively (Art of War style)

For example,

Getting the opposition to burn through trades before the finals?
Revealing who they traded for this week?
Who they are going to pick for captain?
Emergencies?

Any thoughts on how to pull this off (without looking like a troll of course)?

[ossie85]

First, you'd better hope they don't check this forum :)

If I suspected somebody fishing for information, I'd give false info. So you could say 'I trade tim for bob' as a lie, and see what happens :) That'd be dishonest though.

[Blueboys]

Going to be hard to get this info out of people. But some of the things I have done which work are:

Getting the opposition to burn through trades before the finals?

Insult them and tell them there team is crap and that you will wipe them this week! This sometimes get them angry and they use the trades up in the hope of beating you that week!  ;D

Revealing who they traded for this week?
Question them on injured players they have and who would be a good replacement, this way they can slip up!

Who they are going to pick for captain?
If they have GAJ it's kind of a given but I leave a question like "who would make a good captain this week guys"

Emergencies?
Not sure on this one but I have a look at who they had last week...

[xiamendude]

Like the old "beat the grass to get the snakes to come out" -

Over the years, I've found pairing two goods together with some statements of "mike v john...interesting...better not lose" tends to force them to trade up just to win one game - great at the start of the season.

Also talking about hyped players early in the season tends to get to jump ship - like Playfair (I reckon he will not last more than 4-5 games this year), relton, but then it can backfire too (Fyfe, Barlow, etc)

Plus, talking about "just get into the top 4 to get that extra chance at the end of year" gets people thinking a lot/trading a lot to stay high on the group ladder - that can backfire too.

Lastly, email links with ambiguous info, "Saints...blah blah", "Voolt...blah blah", seeds of doubt/ponder often cause silly decisions...

Others?

[Master Q]

Well you could say something like

"Sam, looking at your team this week it looks like your going to have to pull some trades out the bag to beat John" or something along the lines, hinting that they should trade.

[Alex7089]

Wow, you guys are evil. Sabotaging other peoples teams? Wouldn't it be better to just beat them fair and square?

[Justin Bieber]

I usually try to make the person doubt themselves. Haven't done it alot this year though. Worked a treat last year.

Have to fish for info about the person your aiming for. Push their buttons and try to make them trade. Make sure it's harmless fun though :P.

Say that so and so is looking very cheap. might jump on him this week...... Might get the other person thinking and they'll start doubting.....

[Master Q]

Wow, you guys are evil. Sabotaging other peoples teams? Wouldn't it be better to just beat them fair and square?

I've only done it once, in once league. It was only because money was involved and it was the last match before the final, I finished First and i didn't want to throw all of it away. I Psyched them out, smashed them, and won the grand final :)

[roo boys!]

I hardly use it! :D

[Alex7089]

Wow, you guys are evil. Sabotaging other peoples teams? Wouldn't it be better to just beat them fair and square?

I've only done it once, in once league. It was only because money was involved and it was the last match before the final, I finished First and i didn't want to throw all of it away. I Psyched them out, smashed them, and won the grand final :)

:o