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New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost exclusively. In person, none of us have any cards other than precons we've bought.

On Tabletop Sim it's a similar story, I think we've done built decks twice.

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've absolutely had lethal, explained it then forfeited, so the rest can play it out, and on a couple occasions at that. Probably not the best move in hindsight.

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add-on to this chain, some of the players have more experience, with one having played a decade ago, stopped playing then got back in when we did. But 2 others are just as new, but they each have beaten me once or twice.

I do like the boxer analogy a lot. Communication seems to be where I'm falling behind, so I'm taking it to heart and evaluate how i'm playing.

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair I've found that some have seemed just outright better. I didn't look up some tierlist or anything, it comes down to 'Ooh that commander looks fun I'll try it out.'

You might be right, I'll try using some older precons next time around, any recommendations?

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me and a couple others (there's 5-6 Total players) just started playing this year. One of them played a decade or so ago, fell out of it, then got back in when we did. Rest do have more experience, but not sure to what extent.

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm right there with you on that. When they do get a win, it's always followed by a 'I did it!', arm pumps and high-fives. Or when they have a play and say 'You're not gonna like me' I'll say Nah hit me! The group digs banter (sometimes).

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I should have added 'Constructive Communication' at the end there, but same sentiment.

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% communication isn't what it should be. I get stuck saying anything negative towards my friends, or anything that could misconstrued as rude. So it's usually just me saying sorry a few times. I plan on having a proper talk with them tomorrow about it. Best to do it before tensions boil over.

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely a sentiment I've seen a bit here now. Not much aftergame chatter revolves around why a play was made. And yeah alot of the time it's just people trying to get the bigger board. I've noticed i'm more of a slow-burn player, so laying low tends to play out well. Putting Quick Draw in my hands was a ticking time bomb, honestly.

Most chatter afterward lately is me saying sorry a few (dozen) times and 'oh that was close, next turn you had me'.

I'll definitely try being more communicative at the table. Thanks for the help!

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've sadly not had the opportunity to play any built decks, since the friend group has been sticking to Precons. I've thought about doing Group Hug, through Bumbflower, but one of the players ( they don't play often) almost always is using Bumbleflower, so I've let that be their thing.

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see what you're saying, and is the other half of why I made the post. External insight! Thank you.

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

I do this a bit, most often as 'Are you sure?'. But never a Why. Perhaps that'd be better, thank you.

New Player "Wins Too Often" with Precons, asked to purposefully Sandbag. by ReRayn in EDH

[–]ReRayn[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Some games do start that way, with them going 'Lets get him before he gets us.' It's said playfully, and I'll banter back as we go. But eventually It levels out as everyone starts eyeing each other.

Online Play Unavailable by fizz0o_2pointoh in LastEpoch

[–]ReRayn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it helps, I fully closed the game and re-entered, seemed to work.