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Every once in a while when I'm getting slaughtered and I'm down to a few points while everyone else in the 50s and 60s, someone will say something about my score. I usually answer something like "this will be my sweetest victory ever!!" but usually it doesn't quite happen.

I think the attitude is correct though, and it always bothers me a little when I see someone give up hope when the game is still going.
I just had this game https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=274640015 where I had a really tough first hand.
After 1 round the scores were
66
66
54
46
35 (me)

By mid second hand the scores were
66
58
54
46
26 (me)
I'm not only 40 points behind first, but I'm behind fourth place by 20.
After some luck in rounds 3 and 4, we start the 5th round with these scores below.
17
17 (me)
16
14
4
And with a lot of luck, I got the win. And you know what? It was a sweeter victory than most others

BTW, if you replay the game, I am taking chances and sometimes even taking rows on purpose those first two rounds trying to mitigate the damage because I think it could have been much worse.

Thanks for the encouragement!

Totally agree, thanks for posting.

You've never lost until you go below 0 - and actually, even then it's theoretically possible to still win I guess.

It is mainly a matter of *respect* for the other players.
And yes you can always improve your ranking, and become better at playing.
Thanks for the thread.

junkmass wrote: ↑13 June 2022, 10:33 It is mainly a matter of *respect* for the other players.
And yes you can always improve your ranking, and become better at playing.
Thanks for the thread.

Clearly, until 800-1000 Elo but it's a been 1 year i'm waiting for a guy to reach it !

800+ elo is only achievable in 2p games. Not possible in legit competition.

Wreckage wrote: ↑17 June 2022, 03:06 800+ elo is only achievable in 2p games. Not possible in legit competition.

You know the reference...I'm still waiting for Rex Havoc to go to 800 (you wrote "then after getting to a high ELO, I will play 2-player games and go to 800 ELO")

Right, but it was just too boring. I could win 90% with no problem. But the games were just drudgery.

I would encourage you to learn 5p pro tactics. There is so much more strategy, I think you would enjoy it. If you master 5p pro (left and right), you can do well at any player count, and do well playing normal (cards only go to the right). You are really missing out on a great game by playing two players instead of how it was intended.