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One of the reasons I like this game beyond the fact that it's very deep, is that it's not just the person across the table from you that you're facing off against. You are also your own opponent. What do I mean by that? Simplistically, I don't think anyone would say that going on tilt won them a game. More seriously though, try to watch yourself for tunnel vision and make sure you take a step back to re-evaluate your priorities for a turn. I hate to always use @Natetehaggresar as an example (sorry Nate!), but I do it because of the sincere respect I have for him. What makes him a great player and not just a good one is his consistent ability to do those latter things I mentioned. As much as @thediceabide and I joke about him being a Borg drone, he's human, gets salty, goes on tilt, and gets tunnel vision from time to time. But he also will say things out loud like: "I want to go kill your <x> because it was such a pain this last turn, but that's a bad idea. I'm going to think about what I HAVE to get done this turn, and how to set up for a next turn." Then he'll go quiet for a bit as he thinks and then proceed to win the game shortly thereafter. I think that moment of self-awareness and stepping back can be a major hurdle in many folks' infinity development, and personal development as well. I know I struggle with it every game and in my day to day. I've found that a simple "escape valve" rule for myself helps. If I start going on tilt because of dice, bad decisions, whatever, I stop what I'm doing, even if it's in the middle of an opponent's order, put down my dice/tape measure, take a deep breath, and refocus. If it's my turn I'll take a few moments and maybe even voice my frustration just to get it out there: "UGGH that's the worst!" is something I've said many a time. Anyway. You're not alone, @dataentity. We've all been there. I hope your next game goes better.

Here's the second half: Emerald City Incursion Mk 2 - Day 2 Enjoy!

@Raindog, from what I heard around the store, played some seriously good Infinity up in Seattle, so congrats! In contrast, I did not. I've written up my Day 1 games for anyone interested though: Emerald City Incursion Mk 2 - Day 1 I don't generally make a habit of posting my battle reports here, but I'll do it for the ECI since it was a larger tournament. Day 2 to come soon.

Made a thing: https://www.infinitythepdx.com/news/2018/11/6/raindogs-rampage-2018

What Adam said! Planning on being there!

Bummer... Sundays are my family time day... Maybe I can make it from time to time when the better half is traveling...

What day is all of this going on?

I'm going to get out of Aristeia! as I definitely don't have time for it, but I'm happy to connect you with folks that are excited about it, such as Adam, above.

Dunno, haven't been. I'm fine with multiple systems being played, but I haven't attended this one so I dunno how it was run. I think I prefer ITS, but that won't stop me from going to a narrative event in the future. This makes it harder to go, but at this point in my painting quest for completion it would be more limiting to factions/lists than my attendance. For others this may break it for them. No, but the price/prize support ratio is perhaps worth thinking about carefully. I haven't been, so this comment is based on secondhand rumors and hearsay. Not 400. I don't mind doing that on a game night for fun, but until we as a meta get to the point where we can crank out a full 300 point game in 1.5 hours on the regular 400 will be too long, I think. Secret! More fun that way. Obviously tell us to bring particular specialists and such. Definitely need to coordinate with RCR and the rest of the community, but Ordo is an important part of the scene here. I say run events. This one is tough. Hard to predict the future. I will say that I'd be much more likely to go to a 1-day 3-round narrative event. A 2-day event, even one locally, can be pretty disruptive. 5, save the brain cells. Personal scheduling stuff. Hope this helps. Happy to talk with you more offline, @Raindog

Hi all, just a quick update: We've got buy in from Humboldt County, CA, Medford OR, and even some folks from Seattle. All you need to do to enter is to write to league@infinitythepdx.com with the following: Your Name Your ITS Name What store/group you intend to play at (for ladder/ELO purposes). Then just write an email to us with the results of up 2 games a month, with lists and pictures, and as much detail as you care to include. See infinitythepdx.com/league for all the details. Thanks!

We're currently trying to get in contact with other metas, ranging as far as Humboldt County, CA/Medford, OR and perhaps even Seattle. We'll keep you posted as things develop! As raindog said, please ping me with any questions. Thanks!

Hey, @DustGod, got your email via infinitythepdx, but I figured I'd answer here. Welcome to the community! @Raindog has basically covered all the game nights, but I'll add one. @Zagdag plays sometimes on Thursdays at Red Castle too, and I can make the trek from time to time if you need an opponent. Some of us hang out here, in the Infinity facebook chat, in GroupMe, or in one of the many text groups (there are many). We're all pretty reachable. Here's some social media links: https://www.infinitythepdx.com/social/ Stop by one of the game nights and let us know you're comin' so we know to keep ourselves free for a game or something. We run the Infinity RPG every so often on Thursdays at Glimpses, so giving us a heads up will be good to avoid colliding with those instances (you're welcome to join the RPG of course). Here are some battle reports for JSA and Haqq to get you eased into things: https://www.mercrecon.net/tag/jsa/ https://www.mercrecon.net/tag/haqqislam/ https://www.mercrecon.net/tag/hassassin-bahram/ https://www.mercrecon.net/tag/qk/ Infinity has a pretty steep learning curve, and JSA and Haqq have steeper ones that some other factions, in my opinion. Nothing wrong with that, I play Haqq and am building JSA myself, just wanted to let you know what you're getting yourself into. Looking forward to meeting you and your brother in person! @Raindog has beat my face in the last few times we've played with his Haqq, so you can direct all Haqq-related questions to him!