After surviving the giant traffic jam that is Seattle, I arrive at the Triple Door, ready to get my Bejeweled on. I’ve been practicing at home and I can almost get to about half of my wife’s high score, so confidence is high as I wait for the tourney to start.

I stretch out and do mental wind sprints to prepare my mind and my brain for some jewel matching frenzy.

I am wearing a suit in order to intimidate my opponents. They pretend not to notice or care, but I can tell that they are secretly terrified.

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In talking with a lot of gamers, I’ve discovered that there’s actually somewhat of a distaste towards fighting games. Many people feel that they amount to simply smashing buttons, and if there is a strategy to it, it’s simply “Use X move at Y moment.”

Either that, or they view them as so impenetrable it isn’t even worth the effort, that studying frame data and practicing moves for hours in Training mode is devoid of fun. So I thought I’d write about my journey with the fighting game, my transformation from hater to lover, and hopefully get people to give them a second thought.

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This Saturday, Gamer Time will be hosting a Halo 3 Tournament in Snohomish, Washington. The tourney will run from 8-10 pm, and is open to all ages. The buy in is $5, and the winner will receive a $30 store credit. We will be playing with standard slayer (free for all) rules.

We hope to see you there!

For directions, click here!

http://its-gamer-time.com