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[ashersky]

I think, ash, that I would have been ok with your decision based on the information you had available at the time, but would now hope you'd stick it out until the end of the game, despite P1's behavior.

Correct, if I were in the same position again, I would not resign, knowing it forces the game to end.

However, the bigger lesson learned from this experience is:

Never play games with more than one opponent, unless I know them.

[eHalcyon]

Two alternative explanations for p1's behaviour:

1. He didn't realize that playing Possession out of P2's hand would give P2 control, rather than himself.
2. He was just on auto-pilot and played what was available instead of actually thinking it through.

[ashersky]

Two alternative explanations for p1's behaviour:

1. He didn't realize that playing Possession out of P2's hand would give P2 control, rather than himself.
2. He was just on auto-pilot and played what was available instead of actually thinking it through.

I asked why he did it.  He responded that it was to stop me from winning by allowing P2 to win.

[Rabid]

Other option for P1 playing Possession while possessing P2 is lack of rules knowledge or a miss click.

Edit: Ninja'ed.

[eHalcyon]

Two alternative explanations for p1's behaviour:

1. He didn't realize that playing Possession out of P2's hand would give P2 control, rather than himself.
2. He was just on auto-pilot and played what was available instead of actually thinking it through.

I asked why he did it.  He responded that it was to stop me from winning by allowing P2 to win.

Oh.  Well, that's it then.  What a jerk!

[eliegel34]

I feel for ashersky, I've seen that kind of king making in 3 player dominion quite a bit.  It takes a lot of the fun out of the game for me and is the reason I don't ever play 3 player games.  I do play quite a bit IRL with friends and typically the goal is too keep me from winning.  I understand that you don't want to ruin the game for the other players, but I'd have a hard time staying after seeing something like that. 

[Stealth Tomato]

A better analogy would be a 3-player game with real life friends.  It's nearing the end of the game and I'm clearly losing.  I concede, allowing them to finish the game, and go make nachos for the group.  I just did the online version of game night nacho making, but for an ulterior motive.

It was real life that finally made me understand why people don't like Goons - I was playing 2 skilled friends, but when I got my unstoppable Goons engine set up first, they humored me for a few turns and then asked if we could just quit and say I won. We did, and everyone was happier.

I think, ash, that I would have been ok with your decision based on the information you had available at the time, but would now hope you'd stick it out until the end of the game, despite P1's behavior.

I think the common frustration with Goons is more related to the number of boards that are first-Goons-wins or close to it, and the number of boards that aren't but still have no viable strategy besides infinite engine building with Goons. They also tend to lead to unpredictable megaturns, where the first player to luck into playing all his Goons at once takes a commanding lead and easily ends the game.

[Fabian]

Two alternative explanations for p1's behaviour:

1. He didn't realize that playing Possession out of P2's hand would give P2 control, rather than himself.
2. He was just on auto-pilot and played what was available instead of actually thinking it through.

I asked why he did it.  He responded that it was to stop me from winning by allowing P2 to win.

Next time, you might want to lead off with this, seems kinda relevant.

That's certainly pretty douchey of him. I think resigning and posting about it here is pretty silly, but certainly a lot less so than before I read the above post.

[Kirian]

I asked why he did it.  He responded that it was to stop me from winning by allowing P2 to win.

Next time, you might want to lead off with this, seems kinda relevant.

As he possesses P2, he plays his possession, saying that I was on my way to win.

[Axxle]

I asked why he did it.  He responded that it was to stop me from winning by allowing P2 to win.

Next time, you might want to lead off with this, seems kinda relevant.

As he possesses P2, he plays his possession, saying that I was on my way to win.

That's not really the same.

[Hockey Mask]

The story seems to be evolving to fit the OP's argument.  Just stick it out for a couple extra minutes and finish the game next time.