Patience -it's all in the Game

[Turner]

This is a good thread. I've had this problem being a new player. Discovered the PzC series about a year ago and now all titles but the Africa & Italy campaigns are on my shelf. With a deep interest in 19-20th century to modern day military history I revel at the depth and detail of these games.

It's easy to get involved in new games and tournaments but you need to be mindful of how much time you have, or will have.

This year has been chaotic for me, I've moved 3 times, had a daughter (our first child), plus some other things. While I engaged in a tournament (Ostkrieg) which I eventually had to withdraw from because of time limits, a few smaller scenarios has been completed, with limited success. lol

Very enthusiastically I jumped into a grand campaign, wanting to play through the east front titles in chronological order the natural choice was Smolensk. Alaric99x was up for the challenge, also a new player but I found out he's been wargaming for about 40 years. So me being new and making mistakes from the first round, he schooled me proper the first time around... He was kind enough to give me a second chance though, so we started a second game.
Our turn rate has varied from a day or two up to several weeks. Sometimes life interfere and you have to make priorities, however I've always come back with a new turn. Because I have the determination to see it through.

This type of gaming really isn't for everyone. Many have the interest but lack time, others also with interest lack the patience. I think also that sometimes you have to allow yourself defeat and see it through because you probably learn more that way than through a victory.

One year of Panzer Campaigns, still consider myself new, just starting to learn things. Like, I just found the G key very useful. ;)