Chris Milne
Member
I know that occasionally my play might indicate that I've failed my PMC. Normally this is when I'm tired (e.g., at the end of a tourney), I'm on the back foot, and I start thinking that the dice can win it for me. I take more and more extravagant risks. You know the feeling - if I push this squad into CC here, avoid ambush, roll low and kill those two squad and a leader, this game will turn!
Rarely works, and it's more a function of my poor thought processes than a belief that I'm outclassed, but it might appear differently to others. I've played games where my opponent has done exactly the same thing.
My view on this is simple. Good dice or poor dice at an important moment can swing the game if it's evenly balanced. Good tactics and an appreciation of the rules will make sure the game isn't evenly balanced, and can overcome a disparity in luck. But if your troops can't hit a barn door and run away at the merest rustle in the grass, doesn't matter how good a player you are.
Rarely works, and it's more a function of my poor thought processes than a belief that I'm outclassed, but it might appear differently to others. I've played games where my opponent has done exactly the same thing.
My view on this is simple. Good dice or poor dice at an important moment can swing the game if it's evenly balanced. Good tactics and an appreciation of the rules will make sure the game isn't evenly balanced, and can overcome a disparity in luck. But if your troops can't hit a barn door and run away at the merest rustle in the grass, doesn't matter how good a player you are.