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I have found that I am having considerable difficulty in getting games. On the few occasions i have got a pickup game (from a random visitor to the club) ive been moaned at for being very slow and cheating. Whilst i have explained that im returning to the hobby and sometimes make mistakes with the rules and take long on my turns. Im not finding the whole club atmosphere very enjoyable.

Can anyone give me some advice on how i should try and approach this. I want to get more games and experience. I use the club forums however it would appear other members just dont want to play against someone who is open about being slow, struggling with the rules and being new to the game.

Am i the gaming equivalent of the plague? To be avoided at all costs? :(]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000486.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000486.page GMT
If you are new its ok to be slow. But at the end of the day it's not chess]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000529.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000529.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000630.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000630.page GMT VP of our local club and keeping new people interested in hard due to the club being highly competitive. The best advice I can say is be straight with them. Tell them you are unsure of rules, but willing to learn. If they have half a brain they will realize that if they help you become a stronger player, they help make a better opponent to play against. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000653.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000653.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000684.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000684.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000699.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000699.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000745.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4000745.page GMT
I remember being dumped in another team at a tournament to balance numbers, said hello and was pleasant to everyone. The team captain came over and said "Your only allowed to lose one game of the five or I won't be happy." Not being a shrinking violet, or lacking in personal integrity, I very unpolitely called him outside for a one on one "chat" about sportsmanship and winning at all cost (i think I used the Viking vernacular?). He came back shaking like a crapping dog, I played the games for fun and took the result that happened, 2 losses 3 wins, we came 3rd. We didn't speak again.

The big problem is people above their station, with questionable social skills and a limited understanding of playing the game for the enjoyment factor. A close game, even a loss is more fun for everyone than tabling someone. It's the one thing that everyone focuses on, why go to a Tournament if you don't want to win? For the fun of it? Stastically very few will win all their games. Ultra-competitiveness should be avoided.

I will caveat this by saying there is a guy at our club that everyone refuses to play, because his character and lack of social skills result in his opponent conceding to get away from him. Blue on Blue has been known to occur in team RPG's just to dump his character out of the game. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4001462.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/434825/4001462.page GMT