Soulfein is looking for a partner. He needs a triple a noob / global learner, do not tell him you are good when you are not… that is like his biggest pet peeve.
Soulfein will always pick the most optimal strategy every turn on a consistent basis, trick to beating him is knowing what the optimal strategies are and how to respond optimally. Yes, he sucks the fun out of the game, but that is where you come in and spice things up.
I have not beat soulfein yet, but I was learning at the time and low luck is unforgiving for that. He does J2 and I am more of a J1 guy, we diverge in pacific strategies right away, we diverge with germany round 3 and up.