When the Dice Goddess turns a blind eye....

We all experience that time in our gaming life when, for whatever reason, we anger the dice gods, and as a result, they abandon us exactly when we need them to be there the most. So with this, I feel I must discuss gaming without the blessing of the dice gods.

My Dice Goddess....

Mmmmm.. Scarlett....

Oh, that's right. I'm writing a blog. Anyway, so I played a 1500pt tournament this weekend with my Tau. I think I have previously stated that my terrible dice rolling is somewhat infamous - the Dice Gods, or in my case, Goddess, rarely bless me for long enough to win with anything bar sheer skill and proper judgement.

About six months ago I switched to Casino dice as I found that they rolled 'averages' much more frequently than my GW dice, which were known to roll 1's and 2's like they the only numbers on the dice. When I got to the tournament on Saturday I realised that I had left my Casino dice at home. Not looking good. So I played my three games, and boy, was it frustrating. I was unable to pull off successively good turns all day - my dice just wouldn't roll high when I needed them to, and never rolled low when I needed them to. 

Sunday rocked around, and I made sure I took my Casino dice with me. What would you know though - my Casino dice also failed to make their 'average' rolling known. In one specific turn that stuck with me, I fired approximately 40 S5 shots against one SM bike squad - and for all that, only managed to kill one biker. Now, I know I stated earlier that it's best to try and keep your cool in situations like this, and I didn't explode, but I must've looked like the biggest sour puss. My frustration at not been able to kill anything when I needed to became evident as I made a few mistakes in the following turns, and I let it get the better of me. And honestly, I don't think my outcome would have changed regardless of what army I played.

You know what though? We deal in a game of chance. Regardless of how frustrating it may be, there are going to be games, or in my case tournaments, where the Dice Gods don't bless you. But on the same time, you will probably experience games or tournaments where everything goes with you, or against your opponent as well. You can plan and metagame all you want, but sometimes you just have to roll with the punches and take each game as it comes. Remember - our games are suppose to be a hobby. Have fun, enough the good times you have, and just chillax. At the end of the day, they're just toy soldiers.