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RESPECT THE
INEXPERIENCED
-NinjaDuelist-
August 14, 2006
Hello, fellow pojo readers! As some of you may know me,
I am NinjaDuelist from the Star Wars Miniatures COTD
review section. However, today it isn’t just about Star
Wars Miniatures, but for any game that involves
collecting, trading, and battling or competing. That
mean, games like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, and
Pokemon TCG is also addressed in this report. And
today, I am talking about respecting the new players of
your game.
Before I
begin ranting about what you should and should not do, I
am not addressing that everyone is mean to the newer
players, but I’m instead revealing the importance of the
newer players in our society. After all, without new
and inexperienced players, we wouldn’t have experienced
ones, now would we?
For
starters, respecting the newer players is a key thing we
must do when playing at local tournaments. Calling them
n00bs or newbies isn’t going to win any popularity
contests. Why? They make up a large chunk of the
tournaments’ population around the world. Not everyone
is out to play competitively, as they just want to
collect and play with their favorite pieces or cards.
Now, they may play for fun for a small period of time,
or perhaps they will as long as they play. However,
inexperienced players eventually turn into experienced
players. Not to rant on about my life story, but I
started with TCGs thanks to Pokemon cards when it first
came out in the late 90’s. I was only collecting for a
good year or two, slowly learning the game, and then
when I hit competitive level I was a judge at my local
Toys R Us. Now, I play many games and have learned so
much from each and every one of them, and I thank
Wizards, Konami, Upperdeck, and Score (I’m probably
missing someone…) for the education that has brought me
this far.
Also,
teach them how to get better. Trade with them to
improve their deck/squad/armada/whatever so they may
learn new techniques and to keep the game alive. Teach
them new techniques and rules so they may understand the
game at a more competitive level. Also, compliment them
when they improve. Now, why do this? Inexperienced
players pick role models (competitive players) to assist
in their progress, and when they become more independent
they will be thankful for the help. One time, I helped
an inexperienced player with his Yu-Gi-Oh! deck and the
very next week he got second place. After that, he
traded me a Jinzo that I needed badly (when it just came
out, too). Now, I’m sure many of you have had similar
events happen to you, even outside of Yu-Gi-Oh!, but it
means a lot to them when you help them out.
Lastly,
learn from the inexperienced. The reason they started
is to have fun. Some players that I have seen at major
tournaments have stressed out way too much with their
competition and forget what brought them there: fun.
Learn to live a little and remember to have fun. After
all, victory isn’t always winning, but getting something
positive out of it.
So, in
conclusion, remember to respect the little man. After
all, show them no mercy and they won’t show you mercy if
they ever surpass you. Also, have fun with the games
that you play. Cheers!
-NinjaDuelist-
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