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We may discover the answer in August.dave_r wrote: Which, whilst may have been the case, we will never know
Real men fight in the late period.dave_r wrote:That depends if you wimp out in the late period again.
I've already promised Shaun Drummond that I would match his period.
You are the "evaluator," after all, so I suppose you get to decide.dave_r wrote:I am still going to claim I was simply unluckyiversonjm wrote:philqw78 wrote:.
Or is he really just rubbish?
Suffice to say my evaluation of our game is that you should buy a lottery ticket....babyshark wrote:You are the "evaluator," after all, so I suppose you get to decide.
Marc
Dave has to be a good sport.. considering how much stick we give him!iversonjm wrote:He's certainly not rubbish (and is actually quite a good sport I might add), but I think he may have been a little unprepared for what a well-driven American-style foot/combined arms army can do to a lancer-LH combo. In the FOG circle of life, foot (or at least combined arms) beat lancers, shooty cav beat foot, and lancers beat shooty cav. As you can see from the R&R, the US is firmly in the foot portion of this cycle, and that made Dave's job a lot harder. Note that John Martin's Mongols correctly anticipated this trend. He had the right army to face most of his opponents (as well as consumate skill in using it), and that shows in his score.philqw78 wrote:.
Or is he really just rubbish?
Surely a perpetual bridesmaid is bound to suffer a little wear and tear after constant usage?philqw78 wrote: Or is he really just rubbish?
Based on what happened in Marc's game against me, my evaluation is that he should save his money.dave_r wrote:Suffice to say my evaluation of our game is that you should buy a lottery ticket....
No Dave apparently if we correlate the number of times you are thrashed by Americans and your claims of luck. EVERYONE wins the lottery but you and no one should stand near you during a lighting storm.dave_r wrote:Suffice to say my evaluation of our game is that you should buy a lottery ticket....babyshark wrote:You are the "evaluator," after all, so I suppose you get to decide.
Marc
This was explained to me as the "Hazelwood Syndrome". If you happen to fly over the Atlantic Ocean then you end up doing rubbish in any tournament until you return over said Ocean.hazelbark wrote:No Dave apparently if we correlate the number of times you are thrashed by Americans and your claims of luck. EVERYONE wins the lottery but you and no one should stand near you during a lighting storm.dave_r wrote:Suffice to say my evaluation of our game is that you should buy a lottery ticket....babyshark wrote:You are the "evaluator," after all, so I suppose you get to decide.
Marc
Technically, the "Hazelwood Syndrome" afflicts people who fly over the Pacific Ocean. The syndrome for people who fly over the Atlantic Ocean still needs a name.dave_r wrote: This was explained to me as the "Hazelwood Syndrome". If you happen to fly over the Atlantic Ocean then you end up doing rubbish in any tournament until you return over said Ocean.
I thought he kicked your arse after flying the Atlantic for the Challenge last year Dave. So no excuse theredave_r wrote:This was explained to me as the "Hazelwood Syndrome". If you happen to fly over the Atlantic Ocean then you end up doing rubbish in any tournament until you return over said Ocean.
Thank you for the factual record.philqw78 wrote:I thought he kicked your arse after flying the Atlantic for the Challenge last year Dave. So no excuse theredave_r wrote:This was explained to me as the "Hazelwood Syndrome". If you happen to fly over the Atlantic Ocean then you end up doing rubbish in any tournament until you return over said Ocean.
(Close to mine in Portugal as well)
Ruddock's folly?iversonjm wrote:Technically, the "Hazelwood Syndrome" afflicts people who fly over the Pacific Ocean. The syndrome for people who fly over the Atlantic Ocean still needs a name.
Hmmm....
Friendly learning games don't count.philqw78 wrote:I thought he kicked your arse after flying the Atlantic for the Challenge last year Dave. So no excuse theredave_r wrote:This was explained to me as the "Hazelwood Syndrome". If you happen to fly over the Atlantic Ocean then you end up doing rubbish in any tournament until you return over said Ocean.
(Close to mine in Portugal as well)
Apparently the only games that count are those where one is unfriendly and doesn't learn anything.dave_r wrote: Friendly learning games don't count.
He does.hazelbark wrote: But I would like to also say Graham Unger who rodgered Dave at Lexington deserves kudos and is missing out on the fun here.
