
A similar experience occurred last night playing Street Fighter. I sunk a few nights in since picking it up again and I'm definitely behind the skill curve but the only way to get better is to keep getting beat until I fix my ways (right?). Things got a bit nuts last night, though, in an endless battle, where some player won literally 60-70 games in a row before I finally managed to take him down. Being humbled isn't bad, but I'm just surprised at my tolerance to keep pounding away at it.
Some games can be like that, I think, with different games working that way for different people. Chess is a game I could always lose to my friend without feeling too bothered because I was still having fun. The question is, are you enjoying yourself? Or at least, are you gaining something from the experience?
ReplyDeleteIn a way, regardless of the answer, winning isn't all that important: if no, there's no need to continue playing, and if yes, there's no need to worry about winning so much.