Burnout - help?

[fishlim]

Hey guys,

First played on this site 8 years ago but was always on and off. Came back due to quarantine and decided to upgrade my membership, regardless of whether I'll be here for the long haul, I think this site deserves all the support it has.

Anyway, upgraded membership for the first time and went crazy on games. Now I feel really burned out - just dropped out of all my awaiting games.

How do you guys deal with having 20/30 active games and is there a number that people are comfortable with? I can feel myself slipping and making more mistakes as my games increased...

 

[brianstheman]

Hey Fish! It takes a lot of patience, time, and effort to maintain a high level of efficiency with a large games count.

Looking at the leaderboard, some of the highest ranked players do have large game counts, so it can be done. (the leaderboard may not be a true reflection of skill, but it does reflect how often a player wins and loses). But notice also those players have many thousands of games of experience. Therefore a more moderate game count is recommended if seeking to play the best moves in each game.

You made a good move dropping out of awaiting games. Once you're comfortable at a given game count, you can always join more later. Avoid joining 1v1 games for a while, as those turns pop up frequently.

A few ways to avoid mistakes: 1) In singles games, in the Chat tab, you have the ability to send a message to Self. Sometimes good to leave a note at the end of your turn, so you remember reinforcements you were looking at, and potential moves. 2) Look at a game twice. So look once, make a note, then come back later. 3) In team games, pass the ball a bit. Make a suggestion, and allow other team members a chance for input.

 

[periwinkle]

I find my ideal game load is around 6 games....when I was concerned with rank, I wanted to keep my win ratio high. Now that everyone joined my awaiting games, I'm well beyond 6 games! LOL! but this is all good...I figure I'm UDO hunting and going for medals, so this is good right? Also, less pressure to maintain rank. Now I just go with the flow and have fun! Plus I probably do WAAAY more socializing here then actual playing! :lollypop:

 

[fishlim]

Brian - thank you for taking the time to write this, all good points I can definitely agree with. Looking at games twice is something I don't do often enough!

Peri - hahah that is the dream isn't it, have to remind ourselves sometimes that this is just a game after all, and the point of playing games is to have fun!