Hate to think so many are playing in bad faith... Giving Outwitters a break

[Bren92787]

I just want to put it out there that I am facing a really similar problem, and I think the problem does get dramatically worse the higher you climb in the leagues. I am--or was--at the top of a master league division, but I've been falling pretty dramatically. I'm quickly finding that I basically win every game in which I go first and lose every game in which I go second against competitive players who know what they're doing. At the same time, I'm drawing the short straw like 9/10 games over the past two weeks, which, again, is obviously not sheer probability. I'm sure not all of the games I go second in are "cheaters," but I've reached the point where it's clear to me that:

1) FTA is very, very real in the game right now.
2) FTA can be gamed, and some highly competitive individuals are doing so.
3) FTA is causing me to lose interest in Outwitters, and feel quite frustrated.