How many games did you play before your first win?

wol-va-rine · Post by **wol-va-rine** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:28 am

I've played so many that I don't even remember, I know for a fact that I lost my first game because it was a private game with the e-tards that turned me into a cc-tard...

I started off real slow, but have been winning lately, I try to play against higher ranked players so that when I do luck up and win, I get a boatload of points...

I guess it's been working so far, I don't have many wins, usually hover around a 20% clip as far as games won are concerned, but have accumulated a decent rank for having been here 3 months, at least imo...

I've also started playing more escalating games because they don't take as long, I hate the 50s staring down 50s and 100s staring down 100s type of games, I've even seen games where players have 4,000+ armies on territories just staring back at each other, not fun imo...

Ditocoaf · Post by **Ditocoaf** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:55 am

I'm hearing all these people talking about how they win their first few games, and it makes me worried... until I remember that I've never played a popular world domination board game in my life. I guess I can use that as kind of an excuse to keep myself motivated.

Kemmler · Post by **Kemmler** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:03 pm

I won my first game lol

just too good

geigerm · Post by **geigerm** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:40 pm

Looking back, it looks like I won my 7th game--a 3-person freestyle game on the Classic board. I think I've played a grand total of 10 freestyle games (if that) since ...

KoE_Sirius · Post by **KoE_Sirius** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:54 pm

Kemmler wrote:I won my first game lol just too good

Yeah,but then you lost the next 200 ....j/k lol

Rocketry · Post by **Rocketry** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:02 pm

Won my first game lol. It was a flute of course - just read the lines, played what i could and ended up centre stage. These things happen! Had to face the music afterwards, got accused of cheating...

o.o Rocket

Plumey · Post by **Plumey** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:12 pm

Won the first of my four games, then promptly lost the next three. lmao. I'm still a newb, though.

MeDeFe · Post by **MeDeFe** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:06 am

I won the second of my games. And then some more, those were some good times.

militant · Post by **militant** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:20 am

I won my third game.

william18 · Post by **william18** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:03 am

My first.

owenshooter · Post by **owenshooter** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:05 am

i didn't win until i set up my first of many multi accounts... wait.. is this a benjicat or benjicat is dead thread? i am so confused...-0

KoE_Sirius · Post by **KoE_Sirius** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:07 am

owenshooter wrote:i didn't win until i set up my first of many multi accounts... wait.. is this a benjicat or benjicat is dead thread? i am so confused...-0

Dead is Benjimouse I think ?

KoE_Sirius · Post by **KoE_Sirius** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:09 am

or Switchsteiener/Sky K oh I forget

Not to mention Jonny Update :lol:

fwblb · Post by **fwblb** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:06 pm

i didn't win til my 8th game. then my next win was at my 12th game (my first time playing owen), then i lost ALOT until my next win in a triples game (partnered with war ape - he had finally joined cc after playing warfish). gradually it got better. for a long time my husband outranked me and I considered myself a perma-private. that was before the new ranking system, i would have probably been a perma-cook with the new system.

Timminz · Post by **Timminz** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:29 pm

My 10th completed game was my first win.

Hatchman · Post by **Hatchman** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:40 pm

Won on my 5th (British Isles)

ABSOLUTE_MASTER · Post by **ABSOLUTE_MASTER** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:10 pm

Lost my first, a team game.. that was before newbies were not allowed to join team games. Won my second one.

I noticed you have joined games with many different styles: quadruples, assassin, chained, no cards; you are also playing maps like Siege! Madness, Circus Maximus, which are all great; however, if your conquering experience comes from playing Risk, you may want to consider playing Classic with standard settings for a while. Once you've won a couple of games, you'll be better prepared to deal with any frustrations some people feel with new maps/styles.

Ditocoaf wrote:...and I'm beginning to doubt that it was worth the money for something like this.

It's worth it..trust me...

Ditocoaf · Post by **Ditocoaf** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:23 pm

ABSOLUTE_MASTER wrote:Lost my first, a team game.. that was before newbies were not allowed to join team games. Won my second one.

I noticed you have joined games with many different styles: quadruples, assassin, chained, no cards; you are also playing maps like Siege! Madness, Circus Maximus, which are all great; however, if your conquering experience comes from playing Risk, you may want to consider playing Classic with standard settings for a while. Once you've won a couple of games, you'll be better prepared to deal with any frustrations some people feel with new maps/styles.

Ditocoaf wrote:...and I'm beginning to doubt that it was worth the money for something like this.

It's worth it..trust me...

I've never played Risk before, so its not a problem in any of these. I'm just trying a bunch of styles and maps to see what I'm good at. I'm also using that as my excuse for starting out so slowly.

ABSOLUTE_MASTER · Post by **ABSOLUTE_MASTER** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:24 pm

Ops.. sorry..i just read this:

Ditocoaf wrote:... until I remember that I've never played a popular world domination board game in my life.

You're like a virgin.. first time I see one of those here... Look for one of those nice players who like giving advice.. maybe Wacicha, I think there was a thread about players adopting new players, or something like that..

Anyhow.. don't worry, you're doing great based on the circumstances.

whitestazn88 · Post by **whitestazn88** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:50 pm

3rd game. it was a 4 player, sequential, escalating cards, unlimited forts, on africa

Ditocoaf · Post by **Ditocoaf** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:22 am

I just won my first game.

I'm so relieved. Assassin, no cards, no fog, unlimited, freestyle, on the Madness map. My ninth game.

Of course, a lot of that was luck. I still really need help. I think I'll look into the mentoring program, see if I can't make a habit of this.

Killakazooma · Post by **Killakazooma** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:27 pm

I won my second game rather quickly after losing badly to my father, who had played for a long time before me. I was given a lot of tips, which almost certainly helped. I would recommend playing against people who you know or repeatedly playing the same people so that you can get to know each other and work with each other to learn a lot of the strategy of the game. Also i believe it is a good idea to read the forums looking for tips as there is a lot of good information.