I appreciate that there are many experienced and good players in this community and as a player of a certain board game for nearly twenty six years finding this web site had a pretty big impact once I realised how organised and welcoming it was.
But, and yes there is a 'BUT', why do most (please note not all) people assume that the question mark means target, pratt, useless, crap, lucky (thats my favourite), awful or even a cheat??
Just finished one game where the opponent simply stiffed me from turn one and allowed another 'better' player (by this I mean high ranking experienced player) to wait and kill us both. Then had the audacity to accuse me on my wall, where no forum moderator would have to refute him, of cheating when i have probably beem playing the damn game longer than he has been alive (wow thats scary!).
Now Mantis (this is the sore loser) is the worst culprit of this bias to 'known' players and while I am an adult who can take criticism I feel a lot of you long standing guys have to do one of two things here.
1. If you have this bias, grow up, respect all the players and get over the fact you may lose. Stop assuming you have a god given right to beat anyone with less than 20 games under their belt and give up the abuse when you know you where the instigator of your own destruction.
2. If you see another so called 'experienced' player doing this tell them....hell it may make them realise they are being dumb and might make the game more exciting. Takes a strong person to tell someone to play properly when it means they might have to try harder to then win!
Anyway I now expect to see many people (if they read this) to soundly beat me up for my insolence especially if friends of mantis and I accept that because I say bring it on, you only have your score to lose and mine is only going to get better.
Cheers peeps
Cesspitt
