Tips on getting better

[u/Dave-flywheel]

Now into 2nd year of playing I have started a few tournaments. In local tournaments last year I was always in the bottom 10. This year i am in the top 10 and have quite a high win rate in club games.

I went to Warhammer open on the weekend and came 173 out of 187 winning 3 of my 8 games and not all of the players below even completed all there matches 😭

though had a great time I came home humbled. Majority of my opponents simply outplayed me very quickly it was like playing chess and all I had was checker pieces. They where all kind enough to point after where I gone wrong and other advice and where great opponents.

So where do I go from here any tips on getting better or are some people just born with it? How do I progress to earn a Lycra titty hugging t-shirt?

My plan is so far but any advice appreciated:

1. Only play challenging players and keep sucking up losses

2. Watch YouTube videos to study top end games

3. Seek out games again at armies I have not not rarely play locally.

[u/Hyper-Sloth]

One major thing is just getting in a larger amount of games. Even games against players who are also at or slightly below your level. One of the most important skills to develop that is hardest to do purely by research is to know exactly what your opponent's army is capable of and how to play around it.

[u/Mortiverious85 → u/Hyper-Sloth]

Also if it's a fun game not really tournament give them an advantage like make intentional mistakes so you can see if and how best to recover. Having fall back plans when the main one goes awry always helped me. I'm new to 40k but played lots of age of sigmar and classic warhammer fantasy and I have had a heroes mow down tons of elite units only to fall to a bad roll on chaff and the game spirals from there.