Rodrigo

Few things to say on card games (sorry for the essay): - Recognize strengths and weaknesses. I KNOW I am not a Jackson or Cross or Yonas. I can’t play high complexity decks very well or pick up any deck out of the blue and just be reasonably good at them. I just try to practice a lot with the simple decks I am familiar with and then tweak them to the meta - Luck is a big part of the game. In all of my tops, a lot of good luck was involved, especially because I play braindead decks without much skill expression. - Scrubbing out is OK! I scrub out A LOT, and yeah… my mental crashes out A LOT🤣. My mental sometimes goes kaboom after I just lose to my own mistakes or really bad luck. I often feel like an imposter because I do scrub out a lot. - Learn from better players. I am always asking the top players about their thoughts on stuff, like lines or deckbuilding choices. Basically, I want to say that TCGs are games at the end of the day. They are supposed to bring you happiness. I’ve met so many good friends through OPTCG. Don’t let games/hobbies somehow make you unhappy. Strive to be better but don’t forget to enjoy the game itself!!! Also don’t let the negative stuff on the internet or random bad experiences here and there keep you from enjoying your game/hobby because there will always be a lot of haters/cheaters/meanies!!!