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Little blog post about two games I had this weekend against the #1 player internationally and 12th in the world. No pressure then...

https://redheadhobbies.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/18-saturday-school-with-mr-merkage/

#1 player internationally and 12th in the world

Wouldn't the #1 player internationally be...#1 in the world?

Anyway, that was a good write up - thank you for posting a link to it here!

Nice report, and amusing written.

Having played some good tournament players myself think that took some character on your part to give him a game! Infinity really is as far away from a 'button basher' as you can get in a wargame, and it's very easy to be blown away off the table by someone who knows what they are doing (or actually, maybe making less mistakes is a better way to put it!)

Alpharius wrote:

#1 player internationally and 12th in the world

Wouldn't the #1 player internationally be...#1 in the world?

Anyway, that was a good write up - thank you for posting a link to it here!

Thanks! According to Corvus Belli, 'International' means everywhere except the US and Spain.'Worldwide' includes those two countries.

Pacific wrote:Nice report, and amusing written.

Having played some good tournament players myself think that took some character on your part to give him a game! Infinity really is as far away from a 'button basher' as you can get in a wargame, and it's very easy to be blown away off the table by someone who knows what they are doing (or actually, maybe making less mistakes is a better way to put it!)

Thanks! I didn't actually know he was that good until we started playing. I'm doing pretty well at my local club but this was different gravy. I felt I learnt loads though.

Well, the US like to think they are in a world of their own sometimes ... :p

I always think the mark of a great game is when you get beaten by someone, and nod admiringly at their tactical prowess and what they've pulled off in terms manoeuvre, rather than roll your eyes at a ridiculous army list or ridiculous/nonsensical abstract playing of a rule.

Had it when I got thrashed comprehensively in a SAGA tournament by an Irish player (faction, not his nationality ), his bog-trotting forces using terrain to whittle down my lumbering Anglo-Saxon horde before closing in for the final coup d'grace, was something straight out of Sun Tzu. And a couple of times in Infinity as well, where an opponent has set up something to make a 'no-win' for me. Of course, better if you do can do that to them instead (but, like you say it's definitely something if you can learn from these games!)