It was a sincere and heart-warming read! I, in fact, like the fact that you related your initial Pentris game with the lesson of patience. A score of 284 on the first attempt is already worth doing bragging because it means that you are learning by doing. The manner in which you confessed that rushing simply made things more difficult was quite noticeable--it is such a realistic portrayal of both life and gaming.

I fully concur with you: you are right that the most important thing is a patient attitude. And, as you put it, when we slow down and cool down when playing, the score improves. It is the same with life, when we have a rush we get things wrong quite frequently but when we have time things begin to happen.

I think that as you practice and a bit more patiently, your scores will increase even greater. There is no need to be concerned about the failures--you are on the correct path. Continue and you will be surprised with your next score!