Background

I'm going to keep this short, but like many dudes in pickup I had childhood trauma and grew up socially fucking weird. I had no results with women until I was 18 and sparingly from there. I discovered simple pickup and rsd in my early 20s. I started seeing a lot of success online around the time I was 21. And was on and off online game throughout my 20s. When I was 25 or so I broke up with my long term girlfriend and decided to get into cold approach pickup. Not long after covid would hit. I ended up doing a bootcamp in vegas over a weekend and had a ton of fun during covid. The reason I got into cold approach was to get better results than I was currently getting. If you're an American and want the highest quality women, I would typically recommend cold approach.

Idea for self immersion

I literally had never heard of this until watching one of Todd's videos. The idea of going out every day for a week seemed really intriguing. A the time my job had gone fully remote, so I thought why not move to vegas and game for three months?

Why Vegas?

For anyone doesn't know, the strip is literally entirely tourists. Locals almost never go there and most people are there for the weekend. Almost never is anyone there longer than a few days. This lends itself incredibly well to pickup b/c it makes one night stands really straight forward. They are typically leaving soon regardless, so it will always be a one night thing. This prevents things from getting complicated and forces you to constantly go out and meet new women

General Plan

Typically I was going to game Thur-Sun. Monday and Tuesday are pretty quiet. There is a big mall in Vegas, but I hate gaming malls. Too many women where you can't tell their age. Other than that, focus on getting in a ton of approaches, improving on game and having fun.

Gaming the strip

Okay, this is where it's going to get long, but I'll do my best to write out a ton of things I learned and some advice

  1. Women are in Vegas to have a good time, as a result you will run into women who have zero idea what they want to do. Here it's your job to lead this. It's definitely worth knowing the closest bars or other activities to do. Just be careful, because shit can get expensive really quick. I wouldn't pay for a women, too many will just take free drinks and piss off.

  2. Screen for logistics early, if they're leaving tomorrow at 8am, chances are it's not going to happen. Typically get an idea of why they're there (for fun, family trip, etc.), what they're up to and when they leave. Things like a bachelorette party for example are tricky: are they really going to ditch the bride to have drinks with you? typically no lol

  3. Wings are a MUST. You will almost never find a women alone on the strip and if you do there's a 70% chance she's "working" aka a prostitute. Most women won't leave or ditch their friend(s), so having a wing to keep her friend(s) company is super important. If you're winging, be a good wing. Whoever approaches first gets first dibs. So I recommend you not be a pussy, otherwise you're winging. When winging, just have fun with it and actually try and get to know the friend(s). Typically if you're friend gets laid, they can/should wing you more often the next time you're out. It's definitely a give and take situation

  4. Speaking of wings, here are traits of a good wing. 1. they show up and ideally on time. Flakey wings are a waste of time. 2. They actually approach. A wing who doesn't approach is shit with women and a shit wing. 3. Typically you want more than 1 wing since people have lives and can be busy. I'd find 2-3 dudes total. The most you should roll with on the strip is 4 max. Beyond that and it's gets too complicated. Even 4 can be a lot sometimes. 4. You actually can be friends with them. Nights will be slow and you're hanging out for hours at a time. Game isn't always about getting laid, sometimes it's just hanging with the homies. 5. They actually help and get you laid lol. They can should talk you up occasionally and vouche for you. Be a good a good wing and friend :)

  5. The best nights for game are Friday/Saturday. Thursday and Sunday can be good too. Monday, Tuesday are almost always the worst. I would personally take those days off and do whatever. If it's Holiday, it will always be busy regardless of the day of the week. It's typically busy from 6pm to 1am. Sometimes after 1am it actually gets kind of sketchy and can even be weird approaching depending on the vibe, just a heads up.

  6. I typically found asking a women if she wanted a drink at my place never worked lol. It's just too direct and intentional. Asking them to smoke, play connect 4, cards against humanity, etc. whatever was much much better. It makes it less pressure and more of just hanging out but if stuff happens than cool.

  7. Don't forget to have a good time. Obviously you want to pull but not every night will end how you want it to. This is why having fun wings is important. Me and my wings would try shitty pick up lines, troll approaches and obviously self amusement. Some times it's just about having fun.

  8. If a women says her friend is her "girlfriend", it's a no. They're obviously lying, just move on. A women offering you their instagram is also a soft no and same typically with snapchat. It's easier for them then saying "hey I'm not interested" because most guys don't react well. Don't be an asshole and take it in stride. Personally I always push for the number, i never take anything else. If they don't want to give me their number, I move on, no problem.

  9. do NOT sniper approach. Sniper approaching is only approaching specific sets. When you get too picky you will miss out on sets that actually would have worked. If you go in and realize it's not going to work or they're not what you thought they looked like, you can bail. No big deal. The harder the set the better. It will push you and your limits and make you a lot better at game. The worst experience is you dodging a set, your buddy takes it and then pulls the girl. So many sets I passed on only for my wing to go in and have a good set. This is why having good wings matter, they will push you.

  10. YOU WILL GET REJECTED, A LOT. This is part of cold approach pick up, some nights will be worse than others. Some women will be really polite about it, some will be ass holes about it (always be polite back imo). The more rejections and the harsher, the better in my opinion. It's pushing through the hard nights that will help you improve the most. A lot of guys think game is about minimizing rejection. In reality it's about cold approaching until a women doesn't reject you lmao and then knowing how to lead that interaction to good things. As you get more experienced, you will know what to do in different scenarios and how to turn sets around. I've had 19 rejections in a row only for the 20th women to act like I'm god's gift to the world. Just remember you only need one "yes", no dude needs 20 women a night lol. Also know women can and will reject you for a ton of reasons. Maybe they hooked up with a dude last night and don't want to hook up with another, or they have a boyfriend, or they're tired, or you're not their type, etc. Don't take it personal, move on

  11. If you want cheap and convenient alcohol, the CVS and Walgreens on the strip are the best. I'd recommend against drinking unless you're doing it with a women, but to each their own. Also, bathrooms are always in the back of the casinos. Casinos all look the same once you're inside, it's super easy to get lost. I never had someone in a casino complain to me about talking to women there, for anyone worried about that. If it's hot/cold, you can walk through the casinos a lot of the time.

  12. Typically the best part of the strip is starting at Harrah's and ending around Planet Hollywood/Cosmo. Past either of those and it's less busy and sometimes just sketchy

  13. Women are almost always walking somewhere. Walk with them, even better is if they don't know how to get there and you do. If you go for a number too early, women will say no. They don't know you. Talk them, build rapport and go from there. There is no ideal length, but I'd say 5 minutes+. If they aren't doing anything, then do something with them lol. That is the most ideal.

Vegas Club Game 1. It is expensive if you can't get on the guest list. Typically at least $40 and often more. Sometimes the guest list is anyone, but often times they require an equal female to male ratio to be on it. The pro of this is a better male/female ratio the con is the money $$. Also, drinks can easily be $20+. I never ever drank when going out

  1. You need to start gaming almost immediately, the second you hesitate you are fucked. It's all about momentum and keeping it going. Don't think just going. Keep hitting set after set and eventually you will get into god mode. It is the most natural high I've ever felt in my life, nothing beats it in my opinion. The less you want to go out or the harder your night is, the more important it is for you to keep gaming. These are the nights that will help you improve the most.

  2. You have to risk rejection throughout the entire interaction. By that I mean you need to keep escalating. If you don't the women ends up wondering what the fuck you're doing there. If they wanted a conversation they'd talk to their friends, not you. This means trying to hold their hand, bring them in close, dance, make out, whatever you get it. It's just part of game.

  3. Women are ruthless, lose them for a second and they can get picked up by another guy. Shit happens, move on. I've had women literally stolen out from under me, it has to be some of the most painful experiences in game.

  4. You don't need wings, but I'd recommend it. Again, women very rarely go out alone

  5. It is SO MUCH EASIER THAN THE STRIP. Women are out to have a good time, meet men and maybe have stuff happen. You also never have families and the women are always 21+, so there's no chance they're 16 and walking on the strip. That means any women is fair game, approach any and all women you find attractive. Typically the best time to pull is around 1230-1. Around 1 is when people typically start leaving from personally experience and it's noticeably emptier 2am and onward

  6. You typically must wear long pants, they won't let you in with shorts. Jeans/khakis and a t-shirt is all you need. That being said, don't be afraid to dress nice. If you're not sure, ask about the dress code ahead of time

  7. My favorite club by far was Marquee. It has an outdoor area that's not too loud but also a dance floor. Pretty easy to make 20 approaches in a night. EBC is also really good. It's a club with a swimming pool, so women are literally walking around in their bikinis is amazing lmao. I never went to XS it was expensive as fuck. Regularly over $100.

  8. There's definitely more, but i'm tired of writing this LOL. Maybe i'll do a part 2 some time.

Conclusion

There's almost certainly a ton I'm leaving out here, but i'm happy to answer any questions people have. For those curious about my end results, basically by the end of my time there if I went out 2-3 nights I would guarantee almost pull an 8+. I improved a ton (still have a lot more I can improve on) and by far the hottest women I've ever been with was from my time in Vegas. If I ever went back, I'd go for a summer and probably only do club game at night. One thing I will say is it's really hard to do it consistently b/c of the hours. I'd get so much adrenaline from it all I couldn't sleep until 4am or later some times. So for most working normal day jobs, just know you will probably be tired a lot. Ultimately one of the reason I left and didn't move there permanently is b/c it was so hard to maintain my life. My performance at worked dipped a lot and my mental health went to shit b/c of the exhaustion from going so hard. At this point in my life, I mostly just do online occasionally. I know enough women where I live it's not really hard for me to find someone to hang out with most weekend. I'm not really doing cold approach much anymore b/c I achieved what I wanted to from my time in Vegas and it's a time commitment to go somewhere to meet women. I usually am very hot and cold with game, so when I'm not focused on it I literally don't do it at all. I'm going to start traveling Latin America though and will start gaming. I'll post some updates from my time there. Lastly, the above is obviously just random thoughts and lessons. I'm not a coach and I don't claim to even be good at game, so take it easy one me. Best of luck homies.