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What color do you play?

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07 Feb 2019 23:41 - 07 Feb 2019 23:43 #291816 by san il defanso
This might have been a topic years ago, but Jackwraith's terrific article on DoaM games made me think about what colors we try to use and why. I know that I always pick red, for lots of reasons. Originally it was because it's my dad's favorite color. A lot of my favorite sports teams (OSU Buckeyes, Cleveland Indians, Cavaliers, Red Wings) use some form of red in their uniforms. Actually it's also my wife's favorite color. When we first got married we had to devise a system for who would get it in which game. Well, my wife devised it. She now goes on what shirt we happen to be wearing. Luckily I have a lot of red shirts because of all those sports teams.

I can use other colors, but unless I have some kind of mnemonic device I will routinely grab for the red pieces without thinking. Orange is my second choice when it's offered, and I am willing to use green or black as well. The only one I don't use as a rule is yellow, because my brain just does not register that I'm yellow, and it'll gloss over all of my own pieces.

So how about you? What color do you pick? Why?
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08 Feb 2019 00:32 #291820 by Not Sure
Replied by Not Sure on topic What color do you play?
Purple in Cosmic Encounter. Bright Green in Classic Wiz-War (obviously).

Usually Purple if it exists, Black if I don't have to fight anyone else for it, beyond that I don't care too much.

I like games with special powers, so those often define color choice for me. I hate playing Yellow, but I will if I'm the Hapsburgs (for example).

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08 Feb 2019 00:38 #291821 by Colorcrayons
I 'pick' green.

Because I pick my nose and eat my boogers.
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08 Feb 2019 02:26 #291826 by southernman
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Black (to try and get a psychological edge - never works), then blue. I will admit that the choices may represent the colours of my two main sports teams ...

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08 Feb 2019 07:41 #291831 by RolandHemisphere
I generally choose yellow. It tends to be a color most don’t have a preference for, so I’ve made it a point to take it when I can. It offers no special abilities, and is hosestly a bit conspicuous. It’s flawed, like the person weilding it.
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08 Feb 2019 08:01 #291832 by Jexik
Replied by Jexik on topic What color do you play?
I take red about half the time, but there are plenty of other 'reds' out there, so like your wife's suggestion, I often go by my shirt color. I like taking inconspicuous colors like gray or white if they're available. But sometimes I'll also go right for purple or pink if I think it's something no one will take, and I guess they're not far from red.

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08 Feb 2019 08:16 #291837 by Shellhead
Replied by Shellhead on topic What color do you play?
Green is my favorite color, but I usually let everybody else pick first and take from whatever colors are left. Some games tie colors to specific factions, and I tend to be more interested in faction abilities than the color of their pieces.

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08 Feb 2019 08:22 #291839 by n815e
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Orange when I can get it. Otherwise, no preference.

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08 Feb 2019 08:28 #291840 by Vysetron
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Yellow, purple, straight up wood for euros that offer it.

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08 Feb 2019 08:35 #291842 by Black Barney
Black when I can, green otherwise.

I try to avoid orange, yellow and red when I can since most players notice those colours more and give that player too much attention
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08 Feb 2019 09:04 #291849 by Legomancer
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I never really had a color unless Orange was in the mix, in which case I liked orange. But if someone else wanted it, that was fine. One player in my group is always Blue, there are a couple Yellows, and several Greens. I have lately defaulted to Red but again, I don't have any problem not being red if someone else wants it.

Friend of mine used to go for whatever blended into the board best.

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08 Feb 2019 13:52 #291885 by WadeMonnig
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Black is always my color.I'll opt for white if black isn't an option. I'm sure there is some correlation to black being the color of concert t-shirts or leather jackets.

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08 Feb 2019 19:04 #291919 by SaMoKo
Replied by SaMoKo on topic What color do you play?
Green, unless I feel my turns are too slow. Then I play red to go faster.
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08 Feb 2019 19:07 #291921 by Michael Barnes
I have a triage.

Black
Gray
Pink
Teal
Purple
Orange
Whatever the weirdest color is
Whatever the grossest color is
Green

NEVER red or yellow.

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08 Feb 2019 22:01 #291931 by ubarose
Replied by ubarose on topic What color do you play?
Green, because growing up my brothers always grabbed up red and blue. It became so ingrained that I have enormous trouble playing any other color.
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