You are not a beginner, I view you as someone in my league. It's hard to say who is clearly superior in overall terms, I've personally sent "faction destroyed" screens to most of the players here apart from Silver and Visorslash but that doesn't mean I was always the better player. Faction choice plays a huge role. I simply like discussing the metagame and the tactics involved, and since you are equally verbal about it I started the talks. If I viewed you as a newbie I would not have proposed a deathmatch game, I don't want to play someone whom I think I will beat easily.

I have more to say on the topic(s) of game 1 but let's do game 2 with reversed factions and I'll tell you after, since you might change your plan as England If I do now.