The first half of the race was pretty smooth for me and allowed everyone else to grind up their cars a bit fighting for second place. That, of course, is the privilege of jumping in front of the pack.
But the chickens do come home to roost; eventually, the people who didn't sell off car parts to bribe the officials for pole position do catch up, and then the race is on.
I definitely made one bad decision and one questionable one; both times racing more conservatively than I should have. C'est la vie; you makes your choices, and you lives with 'em.
Then there were the many times where I made bad choices out of ignorance; I had raced for so many decades under the Avalon Hill rules that some things were simply habitual, but which did not work the same way under these modified rules; and there were new options available due to some of these changes, which I had not considered until noticed my lunch was missing, taken by cars as they were passing me.
And one thing happened here that I have no recollection of having happened to me in Speed Circuit ever -- I actually missed an opportunity because I failed to imagine an inspired solution with the information available in front of me. I don't know if it's age, newness of the rules, despondance at the grumpy responses I was getting to the few rules questions I asked, or -- dare I suggest it -- perhaps simply a personal failing. But I just flat didn't see it until after the turn had processed.
However, I was able to make up for these failings with carefully chosen dice, and the luck Gods prevailed. I hate winning on dice; but in real life, I suppose some chances are taken to compensate for what the car cannot natively give.
I am glad I was invited in to run with you folks, and look forward to continuing. This race taught me a lot about the new rules, the group, and a few other choice things I'll keep closer to my chest than normal.
It's been a privilege racing with you, and I am looking forward to Istanbul.
- Steve M.
But the chickens do come home to roost; eventually, the people who didn't sell off car parts to bribe the officials for pole position do catch up, and then the race is on.
I definitely made one bad decision and one questionable one; both times racing more conservatively than I should have. C'est la vie; you makes your choices, and you lives with 'em.
Then there were the many times where I made bad choices out of ignorance; I had raced for so many decades under the Avalon Hill rules that some things were simply habitual, but which did not work the same way under these modified rules; and there were new options available due to some of these changes, which I had not considered until noticed my lunch was missing, taken by cars as they were passing me.
And one thing happened here that I have no recollection of having happened to me in Speed Circuit ever -- I actually missed an opportunity because I failed to imagine an inspired solution with the information available in front of me. I don't know if it's age, newness of the rules, despondance at the grumpy responses I was getting to the few rules questions I asked, or -- dare I suggest it -- perhaps simply a personal failing. But I just flat didn't see it until after the turn had processed.
However, I was able to make up for these failings with carefully chosen dice, and the luck Gods prevailed. I hate winning on dice; but in real life, I suppose some chances are taken to compensate for what the car cannot natively give.
I am glad I was invited in to run with you folks, and look forward to continuing. This race taught me a lot about the new rules, the group, and a few other choice things I'll keep closer to my chest than normal.
It's been a privilege racing with you, and I am looking forward to Istanbul.
- Steve M.