New player here

[unforgotten1]

Hey all!

I just started playing some of the games on here and I like a lot of them. But I find myself not doing very well against other non-beginner players. Even unranked people who has more than 100 games or so. I would like to try to learn how to play the games better and I was wondering if there was a group of people on this forum that help out players like me? Or maybe just some simple advice. I tend to learn better through others teaching me about the game than through trial and error. That's just my learning style.

Overall, I was just wondering if there is a group of people... or maybe just one person, that would set aside some time and teach me about some of these games and how to be decent at them.

[ringersoll]

If you are interested in playing Hive, there is a group of players willing to teach. Watch for:
ringersoll, eucalyx, image13, fumanchu and others

[magekirbys]

I'm up for teaching you a wide variety of games if you want. As long as you've got patience and time. I'm not exactly an expert though so keep that in mind.

[Jest Phulin]

You might also want to create your own tables, with a couple of modifications:

*Turn OFF ELO - This should make more people willing to make non-optimal moves simply to show the effects of various moves.
*Change the representation to something like "Learning Game - Can you teach me?" - This should have people know at the beginning that moves may take a while, and that you may be asking several questions during the play.
*Change the speed to something quite slow - This will let experienced players be able to type and explain their moves without worrying about getting an out-of-time penalty added to their profile.


Also, you might want to ask in the public chat "Hey, can someone help me learn <game>?"

While not guaranteed to work (what is? ), it should help you find games with people who are more willing to help.