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Post by shasodnarb on Jun 22, 2010 2:51:45 GMT -5
Everyone says to play lots of games to get better. This is obvious and undeniably true, along with studying the rulebook and learning all of the various codices to some extent. However, what other training techniques can one use to become a better 40K wargamer?
I think one thing I can do that might help a lot is to switch my army with someone else and play a game that way. That's my plan, anyway. I'm hoping that it'll give an interesting and fresh perspective on what it's like to face my Tau, in much the same way that I try to view a checkers board from both sides.
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Post by thesanityassassin on Jun 24, 2010 23:23:22 GMT -5
I think that's a great idea. I used to do that a long time ago, and I really felt that it helped me be a better player, not only knowing what it's like to have my own guns pointing at me, but to get an idea of what a foe's guns are looking at. Of course it's a bit of a double edged sword as it teaches your opponent just as much about your own army, but in terms of improving overall community play it's fantastic.
I have been involved in 40k games (And seen Frank do this in Fantasy) where someone has lost to you 5 or 6 times in a row and says the dreaded "my army can NEVER beat your army", after which we switch, and I proceeded to crush MY army with his. Next time we played, the game was MUCH closer, and he beat me soon after the fact. Seeing someone else use your army with different tactics can often open your eyes to something you've never thought of before, or show you how clearly certain moves you might make on the board telegraph themselves (it's amazing how many people show their whole battle plan after turn 1 without even realizing they're doing it).
As I've already said to D'Narb, I'm more than happy to pull an army switch with people at any point, just let me know. I think it's great fun and great for tactics and development to play a couple games in a row while switching armies!
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Post by shasodnarb on Jun 28, 2010 2:03:36 GMT -5
To be honest, although I'm obviously most interested in learning my army better, I support that aspect of it as well. Eventually, it would be pretty neat to get a bunch of us together to raid other regional tournaments a couple times a year and sweep their prizes, and I think anything we do to become an actual gaming community, the better we'll all be for it, both for the hobby side of it and the more competitive aspect as well.
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Post by danydaigle24 on Jun 28, 2010 7:40:08 GMT -5
Well I think also you need to put a lot of time in doing army list. You have to try everything sometimes on paper it looks good but on the table it sucks or vice versa, and like you said at least 1-2 games per week thats what I try to have to get better.
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Post by thesanityassassin on Jun 28, 2010 12:39:17 GMT -5
To be honest, although I'm obviously most interested in learning my army better, I support that aspect of it as well. Eventually, it would be pretty neat to get a bunch of us together to raid other regional tournaments a couple times a year and sweep their prizes, and I think anything we do to become an actual gaming community, the better we'll all be for it, both for the hobby side of it and the more competitive aspect as well. Haha, we used to do this to Trenton all the time! |
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Post by trevor on Jun 29, 2010 13:39:48 GMT -5
now they do it to us
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Post by thesanityassassin on Jun 29, 2010 15:11:39 GMT -5
Really? I don't recall any of them coming down and doing that well recently. The guys that come here and do well are usually from Ottawa.
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