I’d love to say every game is winnable but it just ain’t so.
I’d love to think every game is lost because of the choices I’ve made, but i just ain’t so.
Sometimes you make the optimal choices and still lose.
Randomness is a thing and this set has a lot of d20s!
This is my first event recap post. I always start out a new format with a sealed event at the prerelease. It’s wild and fun. It is tough to assess because you don’t even know the cards yet but I will do my best. And also take this opportunity to talk about how I review.
I always write down a couple notes on why I won or lost. Let’s take a look at those notes and then give them a second angry look. The key is in the moment to write down why I thought I lost. And then look at those statements to see if I am blaming myself, bad luck, them having better cards, mana, etc. The end goal is to realize when I’m spot on and when I’m not. Thinking this way enables me to identify areas where I can improve.
- g1 – L – got stuck on 4 mana also minor play mistakes
- g2 – W – They got mana screwed hard and couldn’t recover
- g3 – L – I drew lands 5 turns in a row and got on the back foot; they had more powerful cards
- g4 – W – poor play by opponent; I held back a finisher they didn’t see coming FTW alpha strike
- g5 – L – I did not know the set and got lit up by set specific tricks (like black creature with flash makes a damaged creature die); they had more powerful cards
What patterns do we see? Do I ever use the same description on win and loss. For example I say “they had more powerful cards” when I lose, but I never say that when I win. Interesting!!!!!!
See wasn’t that fun. Sometimes we are embarrassed to say why we thought we lost publicly. We may worry people will say we are ‘stupid’ or something. But this is how I improve. I take a critical look at why I think I won and lost.
Bonus info: The name at the top in quotes is the name of my deck so if you ever want to duel that deck just friend Nettling Dad#97363 on area and it is on!
Benalish Dad 