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Blunder shock

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Wildfire
Force of Nature

The Bathroom

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Anyone else get a shock, or jolt to their body when you realize you made an atrocious blunder the instant after making a move? Or am I just odd?

W

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I get a shiver.

E

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People often get a physical response to shock.

I find it difficult to believe that I still get any sort of physical reaction when I blunder. You'd think that when you blunder as much as I do that it would no longer be surprising at all!

M

Bucharest

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I used to get a red face as a kid. Now I get a good laugh 🙂. Applies only to games of course.

z
Mouth for war

Burlington, KY

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I get an adrenaline rush once I realize I've blundered. I'm guessing that's why I haven't improved as a player... I'm sub-conciously a gd adrenaline junky.

t

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Originally posted by zakkwylder
I get an adrenaline rush once I realize I've blundered. I'm guessing that's why I haven't improved as a player... I'm sub-conciously a gd adrenaline junky.
Go skydiving before every single move and you will jump 300 rating points. Bank on it.

z
Mouth for war

Burlington, KY

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Originally posted by tomtom232
Go skydiving before every single move and you will jump 300 rating points. Bank on it.
Only in a perfect world.

t

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Originally posted by Wildfire
Anyone else get a shock, or jolt to their body when you realize you made an atrocious blunder the instant after making a move? Or am I just odd?
I was getting shocked so much I was having a seizure in this game. I still won but I had a lot of blunders. Wasn't quite blitz but you only get 2 mins for each move.

r
the walrus

an English garden

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Originally posted by tomtom232
Wasn't quite blitz but you only get 2 mins for each move.
So that's what, g/120?

t

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Originally posted by randolph
So that's what, g/120?
No, each move has a 120 second time limit.

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