You know how if you're really hungry, whatever you eat tastes extra great? That's what it felt like to play tournament games again. The losses, of which there were a whole lot, didn't bug me at all during the event. It was just so enjoyable to PLAY. I was starved for it.
But now it's the next day, and there are those losses to consider. There are some obvious errors that I don't think I would make if I were playing tournaments more regularly, and there are some more subtle ones that I need to go over.
Changes I'm making:
1. No more void games for me ever. Unfortunately, the facebook type games are all void (that I know of). They give me bad habits, and I'm done with them.
2. John and I have agreed to play by the 10-point challenge for our kitchen games. I'm a cautious player and don't phony much -- but I don't challenge enough either. I need to get more practice at making the nuanced decisions that are involved with 10-point challenge.
3. We re-upped our mosaic account for ISC. Anybody want to play against the two of us?
4. More studying. That's not really a change. I just need to keep it up. I wish there were a collins boggle site. I wish my son and daughter would make me a collins boggle site for my birthday.
5. John and I play each other a lot, but I think there's a bubble effect that is happening; we get so that we are used to each other's word knowledge and board play. It might not be a huge effect, but it's an effect. We are going to play more ISC games at least, so that we keep bringing in other styles to mitigate that bubble effect a little.
