[Skooz]

I enjoyed the wargames, and thought I was pretty good. And, as a hobbiest, I probably was.

But, to some of those guys the gaming was their whole life. No job, no girlfriends, nothing (or very little) outside of the games.

They couldn't be beaten, of course, in their games of choice. But, that was because they had dedicated their entire existence to them.

[JamesP81]

Yeah, I know. They make it not fun to play. The problem is that any game, no matter how well balanced, has some kind of 'trick' to it that enough hours of play will reveal. It's no fun playing against people who find these little tricks. It's more fun to play against people who don't spend their whole existence on it because everyone has to think on their feet. It's a much more accurate, in my opinion, gauge of a person's skills as a wargamer and thinker in general.

What games did you play?