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Watch at history 788. It is my turn, and if I go for the victory green can't stop both me and purple and has to decide who wins. I think there is no point in continuing the game because it is not about skill or luck anymore, it's about who green likes the best. Therefore I suggest to terminate the game. Since I get no reaction, I suppose they only read the messages when it's their turn, so I make sure that green can stop us both and we will have some time to discuss the situatiom. Purple doesn't care a bit about this and just plays on like nothing happened. Now I am in the situation that I decide who wins. What would you guys do? Ideally, the other players would agree to terminate. That doesn't seem to happen though. Since purple tries to benefit from the situation in a bit unsportsmanlike manner, I feel a bit like handing the victory to green instead...

Hampus wrote:

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Watch at history 788. It is my turn, and if I go for the victory green can't stop both me and purple and has to decide who wins. I think there is no point in continuing the game because it is not about skill or luck anymore, it's about who green likes the best. Therefore I suggest to terminate the game. Since I get no reaction, I suppose they only read the messages when it's their turn, so I make sure that green can stop us both and we will have some time to discuss the situatiom. Purple doesn't care a bit about this and just plays on like nothing happened. Now I am in the situation that I decide who wins. What would you guys do? Ideally, the other players would agree to terminate. That doesn't seem to happen though. Since purple tries to benefit from the situation in a bit unsportsmanlike manner, I feel a bit like handing the victory to green instead...

It is a flaw of the board, which I covered in my review.

http://www.wargear.net/boards/view/Dejeweled/Ratings

I recall playing a game where I ended up as God. The recipient of the loss was decidedly NOT happy with me, and I was not happy because it's a lose/lose proposition. 

Suffice it to say, I do not play this board any more, thought it might be ok with medium fog.

Here's a solution for you. Lose to the higher ranked player, thereby losing less GR.

OR if you're in the hunt, lose to the lower ranked player, thereby moving your point position marginally closer to the higher ranked player.

Yep, it's a problem with the board, as M57 describes.

He's also right that there's a mathematically correct play for you, in the big-picture sense, even when any move you make loses you that game. Looking to the meta-game relieves you from having to make a 'moral' decision.