I've separated this from gamesmanship because it is something different. However, mind games have the same impact on the Dip community as gamesmanship, for very similar reasons. Mind games are anything that you can do to get under the skin of another player. They can be irritants, impoliteness or meant to simply build paranoia. Silence Sending messages and getting no response is frustrating. I know - I send a lot of messages and find it annoying if I'm getting nothing back from someone with whom I'm supposed to be working. Now, what happens when that silence is deliberate ? When someone decides that they're not going to answer messages, or keep their answers to a minimum? Why would they do that ? Well, it is usually to cause some disruption in your thinking. If you're concerned that she isn't messaging back, you're going to be concerned about what your plans were going to be. I know at least one player who hates this,...
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