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Yeah, sounds like a bunch of pricks after the further explanation...

Actually after talking to a friend about it we decided that you must nerd the hell out of them to the point where they freak out and leave you be. Start making " pew pew" noises, talk in character, basically become the weirdos that they think they see and much more. You will either scare them away or make new friends : ) If that fails attempt to explain the finer points of slaanesh to them and watch their inner freak rise out or they may run as well.

Sounds like parents being parents with a seven year old.
They think the kid might be interested to see toy soldiers in action.

warpcrafter wrote:Leave the nerds alone and they won't try to get frisky with your daughters.

No promises.

When my son and I first started into the hobby (Maccrage set) we didn't know anything - and when we approached people playing they really didn't explain, say 'HI' or anything - they just played and ignored us for the most part. I joined some leagues and now play a bit. I am probably over-friendly to people watching the games because of that. I 'narrated' my game the other night to a father & son who were watching - "let's see how far I can run in cover... I am shooting 9 Warbikes... Will I make morale? Need a 7 - This could suck!..."

It doesn't take much to 'play out loud' for a turn - if people are interested they will watch, and if not they leave right away when you start talking to them.

Platuan4th wrote:

Melissia wrote:Greet them and bring up conversation, unless you haven't yet mastered the powerful art of small talk

Small talk's for wimps.

Engage them with BURNING JUSTICE!

Probably the funniest post I have seen in a while.



As for OP's point. I suppose it can be odd if people are goading at you during a game, but I wouldn't worry about it if it were me. Personally I don't play at my FLGS because it is frequented by WAC gammers with 100% proxy armies who take the game way to seriously. And those people make me ashamed of the hobby.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Sounds like parents being parents with a seven year old.
They think the kid might be interested to see toy soldiers in action.

This, also, grow up. The real world is about not getting into annoyed huff any time someone else doesn't act exactly the way you want them to.

DarknessEternal wrote:

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Sounds like parents being parents with a seven year old.
They think the kid might be interested to see toy soldiers in action.

This, also, grow up. The real world is about not getting into annoyed huff any time someone else doesn't act exactly the way you want them to.

Wait, so it's not OK to be annoyed with people blatantly making fun of you?

They are not making fun of any one from what I can see.
The focus of attention is on their child, not the players.

Wow look at that cool truck
Hey look diid you see the horses
Look they are playing toy soldiers

Parents say stuff like that all the time to youngsters. It is just engaging with the kids in what is going on around and as said with things they think the kids will like.

OP clearly you need to work on how cool you look while playing..

I like to smoke a cigar with a large congac in one hand leaving my other hand free to direct my harem of woman as they move my little toys soldiers for me.

Or as another strat you could try to look as "hard" as possible while playing so folk leave you alone (and its a good excuse to wear a eyepatch and/or leather)

Brother SRM wrote:

warpcrafter wrote:Leave the nerds alone and they won't try to get frisky with your daughters.

No promises.

Right, we might get frisky with their daughters anyway.

Wait, these are nerds, do they even know HOW to get frisky? *hides behind iron gob*

Melissia wrote:

Brother SRM wrote:

warpcrafter wrote:Leave the nerds alone and they won't try to get frisky with your daughters.

No promises.

Right, we might get frisky with their daughters anyway.

Wait, these are nerds, do they even know HOW to get frisky? *hides behind iron gob*

Of course we do! It's when you jump three times, wave your arms around you and kick a cat into a road infront of a car, right?

Jubear wrote:OP clearly you need to work on how cool you look while playing..

I like to smoke a cigar with a large congac in one hand leaving my other hand free to direct my harem of woman as they move my little toys soldiers for me.

Or as another strat you could try to look as "hard" as possible while playing so folk leave you alone (and its a good excuse to wear a eyepatch and/or leather)

You direct a harem to move your little toy soldiers?

I have my butler do that for me.

Kilkrazy wrote:

Jubear wrote:OP clearly you need to work on how cool you look while playing..

I like to smoke a cigar with a large congac in one hand leaving my other hand free to direct my harem of woman as they move my little toys soldiers for me.

Or as another strat you could try to look as "hard" as possible while playing so folk leave you alone (and its a good excuse to wear a eyepatch and/or leather)

You direct a harem to move your little toy soldiers?

I have my butler do that for me.

You have your butler direct the harem? What's the fun in that?

I have my harem direct my little toy soldier.

Hang on, just how many hands do you have?
one for directing
one for a ceegar
one for the cognac...

AlmightyWalrus wrote:Wait, so it's not OK to be annoyed with people blatantly making fun of you?

They're talking quietly among themselves from what I can gather; it seems a bit histrionic to assume that they're mocking you.

They are watching the games. Maybe they aren't talking loud because they're polite?

They do not seem to be super insulting ape watchers. Are they throwing stuff at you and actually saying things that you know are rude about you? The only way that a non-gamer should bug you is an unsupervised store kid... although maybe I wouldn't know because no kid would dare pick up CSM.

Monster Rain wrote:

AlmightyWalrus wrote:Wait, so it's not OK to be annoyed with people blatantly making fun of you?

They're talking quietly among themselves from what I can gather; it seems a bit histrionic to assume that they're mocking you.

They are watching the games. Maybe they aren't talking loud because they're polite?

It might just be me being paranoid, but I've seen too much of that kind of bs to be sure...

Adult response - Just ignore them or play elsewhere. You're in a public space.

Fanboi response- Just steal the children, and indoctrinate them into the cult... er, game that is 40k and bankrupt the parents.

Geek response - Steal the kid and make a servitor.

I have mentioned this quite a lot around different threads. When I was in the Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham hobby centre last july, a HHHHHUUUUGGGGEEEE group of girls passed the shop. Obviosuly, being who we lads are, we all looked out at them and some of them looked in at us. A few minutes later these two best friends (at least thats what i think ) walked in through the doors. They quickly looked around, jerked their necks and looked at each other. Looked forwards again and chuckled like witches then ran as fast as they could outside the store. I was in the middle of a game and we were all like wtf. So stuff like this happens.

I've never had that happen, but then again I prefer to play in a dark hole with the rest of the troglydytes. I am still constantly amazed this kind of thing happens to people.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:They are not making fun of any one from what I can see.
The focus of attention is on their child, not the players.

Wow look at that cool truck
Hey look diid you see the horses
Look they are playing toy soldiers

Parents say stuff like that all the time to youngsters. It is just engaging with the kids in what is going on around and as said with things they think the kids will like.

i agree completely.im known im my flgs even though ive yet to play a game and regularly take my oldest son in to buy get painting tips mini's or just to shoot the breeze with people who love the hobby.when i take my youngest in i have to explain to him that "the big boys are playing warhammer and not to touch or move anything on the tables".im not trying to belittle the guys playing im explaining whats happening to a three year old who sees what i have at home and is excited to see all the miniatures etc in the shop.
i think the op needs to relax,if you make eye contact with them,smile say hello and they still make you uncomfortable then you've done your bit as far as im concerned.crack back on with the game in hand and pretend they aren't there.
don't worry your not an uber geek,your having a good time with friends.

happydude wrote:Actually after talking to a friend about it we decided that you must nerd the hell out of them to the point where they freak out and leave you be. Start making " pew pew" noises, talk in character, basically become the weirdos that they think they see and much more. You will either scare them away or make new friends : ) If that fails attempt to explain the finer points of slaanesh to them and watch their inner freak rise out or they may run as well.

Must try this!

Seriously, if you FEEL that you are being judged by strangers the real problem lies in you.

maybe you should fil a candy machine with bits that way the little kids can run up and give you them and watch your responses

AlmightyWalrus wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:

Jubear wrote:OP clearly you need to work on how cool you look while playing..

I like to smoke a cigar with a large congac in one hand leaving my other hand free to direct my harem of woman as they move my little toys soldiers for me.

Or as another strat you could try to look as "hard" as possible while playing so folk leave you alone (and its a good excuse to wear a eyepatch and/or leather)

You direct a harem to move your little toy soldiers?

I have my butler do that for me.

You have your butler direct the harem? What's the fun in that?

Wargaming isn't fun. It's serious business!

Sooo tempted to post killkrazy's own stay on topic picture but then Id probably get smashed with the banhammer


I am one of those people who you look at and say "He would never play 40k" so I dont really get crap for playing it, because I am usually very well dressed and respectable when playing, so I think people kinda assume I'm a normal person :/

When they come over and start staring at my army case, I just say: "Feel free to pick up and look at anything you like, just be careful."

People are usually more curious than anything, especially the dad, his head is going something like... "Oh man... these look pretty sweet."

Because lets face it. 7 out of 10 dads are secretly hobby nuts. My dad used to build little wooden cars and trucks with his drill press. They weren't anything special, but had he found 40K, I know he would have been all over it.

My dad used to play DnD, and kinda took an intrest into 40k when I started it.

The first time some kid came into the store, he asked me what I was playing while his mom was looking at the spray paints for his Pinewood derby car, I said Warhammer 40,000. The boy, roughly 11, simply stared as I explained to him about my race (Tyranids), and I let him pick up and hold my carnifex, then some of my little gribblies. He seemed interested, and now is one of my game-buddies at my local store.

When a parent points at you, either ignore them, or address them, and tell them what is happening. They may continue to look on, or simply walk away, while their child may become interested as well. It is always worth a shot.

I know how you feel, maybe not to such a degree, but i get it. At the comic book store i play at, we have to bring the tables out into the mall floor, and of course we get crowds of people looking and wondering, kids staring with wonderment.

It just pissed me off when they laugh at us, almost like they are at a zoo, but other then that its fine.