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Hey dakka! What is your most embarrassing 40k moment?

Personally, mine was one evening when I was exhausted and had just finished a game with a friendly opponent and I talked about how I want to be a cosmologist one day.

Well, being as sleep deprived as I was, I said cosmetology instead of cosmology, with my dyslexia basically acting up in my braid.

What has been you guys' most embarrassing?

~Mikey

2nd edition space marine devs hit on a 2+ under most circumstances. I rolled 15 "1s" in a row for them in a game.

I tripped over the pillar by the small table and face planted on my marines codex. That was a bit annoying though luckily the codex survived. I've seen a lot worse at my store, however, so I count myself lucky.

Embarrassing/TFG moment.

First game. I picked up Grey Knights as a first army around the end of 5th Ed. I wanted the army since it was a low model count and cheaper buy in/easier to paint.

I was set up to play a Space Wolf player who was supposed to teach me the ropes.

He tabled me by turn 3. I barely had a grasp of what was going on. He allowed me to make so many mistakes. Then shouted out "YES I BEAT GREY KNIGHTS!"

Was kind of an embarrassing loss as a first time player. Almost turned me off the game right there.

This is going to be a good one, folks.

1. The Apocalypse Template Frisbee Incident.
Fact. I am not always intelligent in real life. I'm sure multiple posters on this forum can back this up.
Second fact. The 15" apocalypse template is disk-shaped.

So, I picked it up, and immediately decided to step outside of the store to see if it was throwable as a frisbee. It was. It landed in the middle of a giant, thorny bush. About a meter in.
I asked my store manager if he had a broom or something I could use, and he sadly didn't at the time. I had to wade through that giant, thorny bush to get it back. My legs hurt for two days, despite the fact that I was wearing thick jeans. I quickly learned to never do that again.

Someone at my game store recorded it, too. Fortunately for me, the video was lost.

2. The Mold Line Remover Incident.
I accidentally cut myself on a citadel mold line remover instore, and drew blood. That was the first time the manager had ever heard of that happening.

3. Incidents involving doors.
I have walked into or been hit by the front door of my LGS on multiple occasions. I also once tripped over the 2mm high metal divided between the back rooms and the front room.

4. Nurgle's Blessing.
I have fallen ill twice in my local game store, both times with severe fevers. The first time was only three days, the current time has been five. I fell ill this Saturday at my LGS, came home, and had a 102° fever. Five days later (today (Dec 8)) I have only just crossed the 100° threshold.

5. Other Incidents.
• I lost 500 points of Crisis Suits to a mishap and swore in front of an unnoticed five-year-old. Thank goodness his parents didn't hear.

• I once left an entire unopened Iyanden Army Box that I had purchased at my LGS for three weeks.

• I once tried to stop a die I dropped with my foot. It accelerated into the air, and hit the store manager.

• Speaking of dropped dice, I've probably dropped at least a thousand due to being clumsy.

• I once accidentally backhanded a Marauder Destroyer. It made a terrifying half-rotation on its (round acrylic rod) flying stand.

• Turns out I misread the Stormsurge rules and thought the Pulse Blastcannon within 15" was a SD Large Blast. For three games. Oops.

• I dislike Shadowsun's fluff, I make this very clear. This became a store joke. Due to this, my name on the whiteboard for Secret Santa became -OMITTED- 'Shadowsun' -OMITTED-.

• I was eating lunch with my LGS manager, and some other people from my LGS. I failed incredibly hard at getting a cookie out of saran wrap. My arch-nemeses are now saran wrap and Shadowsun.

...I think this is enough for now.

Realizing that in my head I had mixed up two of the lists I was playing with and that I had been adding an extra vindicator to my list for the last 3 games.

Worst part was I lost two of those 3 games with the extra (unpaid for) vindicator.

I promptly told the person I had beat, that they won the game due to my mistake and also told the other two that I had unintentionally cheated. It has become a bit of an ongoing joke now that I get free vindicators...

Was playing a game of Kill Teams using the previous iteration of the rules.

We were playing a 6 person free for all and I ended up going last or second to last. I was so excited to have my turn and still have a hull point on my Eldar Hornet that I immediately went into the shooting phase, completely bypassing all movement. Left everything out in the open just so I could pop a rhino. Every thing I had on the table died in the next turn.

Longest amount of time I've spent in a game to only play for one shooting phase, no movement, and no assault.

Signed up to a tournament using my 'Nids for the first time in ages, two hour trip to the event, opened the case marked 'Nids and pulled out an army of $2 shop toy dinosaurs and a note from a friend claiming I shouldn't bug opponents with such models.
Should have checked the morning of rather than setting up a week before.

 Dakka Wolf wrote:
Signed up to a tournament using my 'Nids for the first time in ages, two hour trip to the event, opened the case marked 'Nids and pulled out an army of $2 shop toy dinosaurs and a note from a friend claiming I shouldn't bug opponents with such models.
Should have checked the morning of rather than setting up a week before.

Where'd you hide the body?

 Verviedi wrote:

 Dakka Wolf wrote:
Signed up to a tournament using my 'Nids for the first time in ages, two hour trip to the event, opened the case marked 'Nids and pulled out an army of $2 shop toy dinosaurs and a note from a friend claiming I shouldn't bug opponents with such models.
Should have checked the morning of rather than setting up a week before.

Where'd you hide the body?

Luckily I didn't have to, he'd hidden my 'Nids in an extra food case so they did make the trip after all. Still, if I had murdered him for it I think stringing the body up a flagpole would be more my style.

I thought Heavy Bolters were Strength 6 since 6th ed, till about a few weeks ago

Not sure if this one counts, but I also spilled a pot of Biel Tan Green on my genuine Catachan Devil T Shirt. Came out with a good few soakings, but I haven't worn it since because of it, and just kept it in the "Munitorum Issue" cardboard tube.

 Verviedi wrote:
I accidentally cut myself on a citadel mold line remover instore, and drew blood. That was the first time the manager had ever heard of that happening.

You sir, have a very specific skill

Was in a two-day tournament at Warhammer World.
Round two after dinner on day one, started sweating profusely. Stomach hurts. Blurt out, "I'm not okay!" and then sprint out of the room to the nearest bathroom.
Proceed to puke so hard I think I'm gonna inhale mid-way. Realise I've run into the women's bathroom, and if I pass out, nobody will find me because there's like 3 women in the lower building. Realise I left my phone on the game table. Grab knees, hit floor.

I think my most embarrassing moment was after destroying the last of an IG Tank Regiment with my Crimson Hunter I pulled it off its flight stand to do a victory lap of the table making "Nyoom" noises (As we have all done at least once with our Warhammer fliers). Only about half way round I dropped it on some Howling Banshees. It's good to note that I put a little weight in the Crimson Hunter so it would sit more nicely on it's stand - Let's just say that what's left of those Banshees is now in my Bits Box. I was honestly more embarrassed about dropping the thing than I was destroying three of my models, probably because I got sympathy for one of those events and the exact opposite for the other.

Another good one was knocking over my four Blood Angels Drop Pods by accidentally elbowing one and then watching the domino effect (Luckily no models were harmed [or even chipped!] in this incident) I looked a right fool.

I also keep quoting 5th Edition rules for my Eldar, it's not so bad compared to the two incidents above but I still feel a bit stupid doing it. And I do it disturbingly often. I don't know why I do it, I guess I just really liked the fifth ed Codex?

I once forgot to deploy my warlord (a DA Company Master) during a tournament game, only to realize it on like turn 3. Fortunately my opponent was really gracious and let me put him with the unit that he would have been with. In my defense, that was my first tournament and only my second game of 40k ever.

In my second ever tournament, I played so slowly that in the first game we only finished two turns. My opponent beat me soundly, but he was quite pissed that we only got 2 turns in (although he didn't make a huge stink of it). I felt pretty small right then.

Another incident was much more recent. I was playing in a team tournament, and my team placed third. There were prizes for first and second, and the second place team was the TO and his teammate. They went ahead and claimed the prize, and I felt it was wrong. I then had to make an ass of myself and mutter under my breath about it (something like "TO's shouldn't get prizes") even though it was a small prize and really didn't matter, and they heard it and got pissy. Then I felt like a jerk for bringing it up and just let the matter drop. I really shouldn't have made a huge deal about it, but I did and I just ended up looking like a crybaby.

So I was trying to teach my brother the game at the time but I also had to practice my list for a tournament which he said he was ok with. So he had inquisition and I had the green tide. Now normally in these practice games to get him into the game he destroys the poor boyz. This time I made 32/36 feel no pains that his assassins dealt. Now there were a few things I was teaching wrong. First death cult assassins are not S5. Then chimeras are NOT assault transports. I am soooo used to open topped that I just assumed everyone can charge out of transports. So ya epic failures there. Also over the last year I had put on a lot of weight and had not yet adjusted to my new size. So everytime I went near the table my gut would knock some of my dead pile to the floor.

 Verviedi wrote:

2. The Mold Line Remover Incident.
I accidentally cut myself on a citadel mold line remover instore, and drew blood. That was the first time the manager had ever heard of that happening.

I've brutalised my fingers multiple times with these artifacts of the devil. Somehow a Stanley knife is safer for me to use.

When I was first learning to play, (5th edition) I misunderstood the rules in the Ork Codex when it came to buying equipment - I thought that you could buy items from the Wargear section (Don't remember which one) as many times as you wanted - Which led to my getting the brilliant idea of buying ten Attack Squigs for my Warboss. (I mean, 15 S10 AP2 attacks is great, right?)

Things my Dark Angels have done to orks

Blown up a Big Mek before he could do anything
Kill Thrakka's bodigardz in the first shooting phase
AND a single, wounded Scout managed to slay Thrakka

Seeing as how I was playing against myself it was embarrassing for my Orky alter ego

Does this count? I once tripped over and nearly impaled myself on a unit of base counted Ungors

 Vash108 wrote:
Embarrassing/TFG moment.

First game. I picked up Grey Knights as a first army around the end of 5th Ed. I wanted the army since it was a low model count and cheaper buy in/easier to paint.

I was set up to play a Space Wolf player who was supposed to teach me the ropes.

He tabled me by turn 3. I barely had a grasp of what was going on. He allowed me to make so many mistakes. Then shouted out "YES I BEAT GREY KNIGHTS!"

Was kind of an embarrassing loss as a first time player. Almost turned me off the game right there.

Oh Dear!

I have arranged to have a guy show me the ropes in my first ever game of 40k this Sunday, and he says he's bringing Space Wolves! I sure hope he's nicer than your guy.

 Skymate wrote:

AND a single, wounded Scout managed to slay Thrakka

A scout only has one wound. How could it be a wounded scout.

I had a baneblade Apoc explosion start a chain reaction of explosions... All on my own team. Half of the armies were gone.

 Ginjitzu wrote:

 Vash108 wrote:
Embarrassing/TFG moment.

First game. I picked up Grey Knights as a first army around the end of 5th Ed. I wanted the army since it was a low model count and cheaper buy in/easier to paint.

I was set up to play a Space Wolf player who was supposed to teach me the ropes.

He tabled me by turn 3. I barely had a grasp of what was going on. He allowed me to make so many mistakes. Then shouted out "YES I BEAT GREY KNIGHTS!"

Was kind of an embarrassing loss as a first time player. Almost turned me off the game right there.

Oh Dear!

I have arranged to have a guy show me the ropes in my first ever game of 40k this Sunday, and he says he's bringing Space Wolves! I sure hope he's nicer than your guy.

The only think I can say is the army will probably be different since Space Wolves have been given more toys since then. Hopefully he won't bring Thunderwolf Cav or those Wulfen things.

Not a embarrassing moment for me but one for my opponent
Last Saturday my Ork playing opponent charged my riptide with his weirdboy and meganobz into my riptide. I did 3 wounds in over watch and then he failed his fear check. My riptide killed the weirdboy and 1 meganob killing the last meganob in the next round of combat

 Skymate wrote:

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:

 Skymate wrote:

AND a single, wounded Scout managed to slay Thrakka

A scout only has one wound. How could it be a wounded scout.

I had a baneblade Apoc explosion start a chain reaction of explosions... All on my own team. Half of the armies were gone.

One time I posted on a 40k forum about embarassing moments, and screwed up an anecdote.

Long time ago in 5th Edition. Playing a nondescript game at not-my-local FLGS when my opponent suddenly bursts into tears - not because of anything in the game, just... because. He wasn't a kid either, maybe early twenties or so. Everyone's looking at me like it was my fault and I'm trying to comfort the lad and figure out what his problem is while my bowels are clenching into a singularity from all the awkwardness. I never figured out what was up with him but we did finish the game and I never ever went near that place ever again.

·1. 2nd time playing against space wolves think them, weaklings try to termicide his death star sadly all under 3++ did suffer very little and due to a rubbish translation I sought force ignores invulns.

2. Underestimate Necron court

3. Underestimate Cabal star

4. Underestimate the donkey-cave manager who treats a noowbie to the game with a cabal star.

5. Dominating a poor space wolf with a bunch of lootaz.

6. Saying hahaha! your dread is dead I have two meltas in that platoon blob!
He double heavy flamers me.

Played a 2000 point game against my buddy and barely lost. Realized on the drive home I had 2 Vindicators in my list I never deployed.

Second time would be running my Killa Kanz and watching in horror as bolt guns glanced them to death. Then realizing that night they are all AV 11 in the front.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!
sorry man can't help it!

 jreilly89 wrote:
Played a 2000 point game against my buddy and barely lost. Realized on the drive home I had 2 Vindicators in my list I never deployed.

I played a decently high point game with my 'nids, Escalation, 4th edition, and realized as I was putting models away, I'd completely forgotten about my three fully loaded carnifexes, who were still sitting on a table to one side, waiting for their reserves rolls.

I mentioned recently in another thread that I managed to get myself tabled on turn one, playing as Necrons, and getting phased out.

 cvtuttle wrote:
It has become a bit of an ongoing joke now that I get free vindicators...

As you remind us every other podcast or so. I swear I heard it while listening on the drive into work this morning.

 jreilly89 wrote:
Played a 2000 point game against my buddy and barely lost. Realized on the drive home I had 2 Vindicators in my list I never deployed.

I have done this with various units throughout my career of playing 40k...

3rd Ed, ridiculously high cost command squad containing Failbaddon and tricked out MoN terminators which constituted most of the army.

Deepstrike anddddddd.......

What didn't kill itself got slaughtered.