tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post8672231290821882754..comments2024-03-17T01:39:05.808-07:00Comments on Whiskey & 40k: Head Games in a Tournament Setting - Bully40k, Taking a Hit, Other Important NotesMike Brandt; mvbrandt@gmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818846784767602047noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-34550704743485687882010-11-06T14:30:05.778-07:002010-11-06T14:30:05.778-07:00@ Tim.. I may very well do that. I should have som...@ Tim.. I may very well do that. I should have some things squared away around then and hopefully be able to have a decent Toury army built.<br /><br />I have friend that lives in Omaha so I know I could have a place to crash.<br /><br />Keep hitting me up on it. Find me on the dakka dakka forums and I will send you my email.Lackeylsk dakkadakka forumsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-89001503368550137972010-11-05T18:11:33.077-07:002010-11-05T18:11:33.077-07:00@Lackeylsk - This summer I'm putting on the Bu...@Lackeylsk - This summer I'm putting on the Bugeater GT up in Omaha, just a 3 hour drive away.<br /><br />http://gt.bugeatergames.com<br /><br />Based on Mike's format, too. I hope you can make it up!Timhttp://gt.bugeatergames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-8214987251561603502010-11-05T11:44:29.844-07:002010-11-05T11:44:29.844-07:00Tell me, I can eat your pudding...Tell me, I can eat your pudding...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680110160882762433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-75596665200419869162010-11-05T10:41:44.947-07:002010-11-05T10:41:44.947-07:00Yeh I have quite a few friends that play. I am not...Yeh I have quite a few friends that play. I am not afraid to meet people and play with strangers. Social is the only way to be.<br /><br />Just wondering if any big tournaments are around this way. Is there any sites that tend to post some of the major tournaments or larger tourneys.<br /><br />Not sure how they typically run overall.Lackeylsk - Dakkadakka forumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-5205330059090210112010-11-05T07:51:47.410-07:002010-11-05T07:51:47.410-07:00Come to the NOVA Open ... :)
Oh wait, MO ... no i...Come to the NOVA Open ... :)<br /><br />Oh wait, MO ... no idea; look around for game shops, groups, clubs, etc. Get to know people, ones who play the same way as you ... be affable/sociable, and look for more than just semi-strangers to game with. The most competitive guys I play with are also some of my closest friends. We go out drinking, socializing, weddings, yatta yatta ... it's not just 40k.Mike Brandt; mvbrandt@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818846784767602047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-80822344308540909872010-11-05T07:24:49.693-07:002010-11-05T07:24:49.693-07:00I really do like this article. I have actually rec...I really do like this article. I have actually recently been introduced to warhammer 40k within the past year. Had a lot of friends playing for a long time and one night they needed an 8th player.. made me play and I am stuck. I love tactics, the competition, but Like you said it is all about having fun.<br /><br />Winning or losing neither matter when you play this game as a hobby. I am building a Nid army and other then having to hand make 1/3 of the codex I am still absolutely excited about getting to a point to where I can start going to tournaments. I have been competitive all my life.. I think I am going to love the tournament scene. But if you come a crossed those that are not in it to have fun.. it does take away from what it really is... just a game.<br /><br />I just gotta find some good tournaments around Kansas City, Mo. hrmmm any advice... or jjust check a game shop?Lackeylsk - Dakkadakka forumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-87646425784027179612010-11-05T06:25:49.572-07:002010-11-05T06:25:49.572-07:00There are definitely similarities between high-lev...There are definitely similarities between high-level games of Magic, 40k, and WSOP - it does come down to reading and influencing the other players. There is randomness with the dice or card draws, but those probably cover at most a 20% swing in the game. After that, every percentage point counts.Ghostinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612442936351544336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-46305894354124759572010-11-04T22:42:21.462-07:002010-11-04T22:42:21.462-07:00"But, instead, to me ... those "bottom o..."But, instead, to me ... those "bottom of the 9th 2 outs and runners on base" games, where both players elevate, compete, fight it gritty and nitty, but still smile and laugh their way along - recognizing that just like in ANY game (vs. a sport, or a job), if you're not having fun you're "doing it wrong.""<br /><br />Word. I've only called one game in the last six months and that was an absolute 'I might be able to figure this out if it was casual and I had space to walk away and think, but it's the last round of a timed tournament and I can't plan my way out of this and execute in six minutes' affair. Almost all the others have either panned out as I'd predicted and offered a learning experience, or surprised me, and that's cool.<br /><br />I agree, as well, that there's nobody who's above this sort of thing; even the stolid, intense types have adopted that persona as a means of coping with the pressure of system and opponent, and of projecting a kind of 'why can't I break you!' effect towards opponents who use gamesmanship themselves. (I have no idea if that's valid psychology, but it seems to make sense).<br /><br />Personally, I have no kind of poker face whatsoever; far too much the roleplayer/storyteller/drama teacher to manage that. Hiding the tells doesn't work for me, so I do my best to throw out some noise into the signal, a bit like your "sorry chaps, but you're in the list to die". Never mislead on a rules interaction - don't say you're running when you mean moving - but always, always, disguise your intentions.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583821960347555993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-57894993699855818432010-11-04T22:00:50.760-07:002010-11-04T22:00:50.760-07:00It's not true Fluger is a cold robotic type pl...It's not true Fluger is a cold robotic type player he would just as soon slit your throat than let you have any advantage in a game. J/K Fluger is fun to play with.<br /><br />@Mike I loved the post. Great read. Mike do you think you could win a GT without playing SM SW IG or BA?MarkDawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319000646404771946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-21076779275160117592010-11-04T16:49:51.120-07:002010-11-04T16:49:51.120-07:00And this is why I think I'll never be a ultima...And this is why I think I'll never be a ultimate top tier competitor. I'm about as unsubtle as anyone can be and my moves are pretty obvious. <br /><br />One of the better generals in the Seattle area, Zen, has beaten me more than anyone else, and its due almost entirely to his ability to push my buttons and lure me into stupid decisions. <br /><br />My emotional connection to the game is probably my biggest weakness.flugerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868852313679502604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-13580238788726330162010-11-04T13:55:48.982-07:002010-11-04T13:55:48.982-07:00Yeah unfortunately there are people like this who ...Yeah unfortunately there are people like this who make the game so unfun to play .<br /><br />GTerminus Esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216648052452417162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-75222340897562993432010-11-04T12:11:32.429-07:002010-11-04T12:11:32.429-07:00...and this is why I still read you, nearly every ......and this is why I still read you, nearly every time you post.<br /><br />Mike, you have a way of treating a subject that makes reasonable discussion possible where others would have just created flame bait.<br /><br />Personally, it messes with me more when someone is an absolute brick. No talk, no banter tends to get under my skin in a way that even bullying cannot. I hope it doesn't affect my actions too much, but it does change my reactions a bit. Where I'd let a nice guy or a chatty guy get away with a little flub here or there (like a do-over), I'm less likely to let that happen from a bully or a brick. It was never a conscious choice for a long time, but someone called me on it, and I've noticed that it's true.kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678110606500061152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388453741033869908.post-41366410474342456752010-11-04T10:31:56.818-07:002010-11-04T10:31:56.818-07:00Game Theory and Sportsmanship. Topics near and dea...Game Theory and Sportsmanship. Topics near and dear to my heart. +1Purgatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434824912752472018noreply@blogger.com