The Biggest 40k Fails

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**Asgeirr Darkwolf**

The title is pretty self explanatory, and I was suprised that there was no thread like this so far (at least as far as the search could tell).

So, what IS the biggest failure you've ever seen either in fluff, GW, real life, or in games? The list should be pretty long.

If there is/was a previous thread like this, my apologies. I could not find any like it, so I thought I'd make one. Just let me know!

I'll get the ball rolling with this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WRSxGUmSbs

I mean seriously, charging a tide of orks? UPHILL? Man, those guys deserved to die... though they were getting charged, but still!

**MekanobSamael**

I've always thought that the implication was that the flag was a locator beacon for the drop pods.

Anyways, biggest fail I've ever seen? Taking Aun'Va. I'm not kidding, I've seen it happen in actual games!

**Brebdab**

I thought similarly to Mekanob. Never thought it was the most accurate of things either, using fluff rules (Which I always thought the video, and the entire Dawn of War series to be using rather than tabletop).

An Ork player declaring a Waaargh, and falling two inches short of the Imperial Guard firing line. I was amused.

**Asgeirr Darkwolf**

Game wise, I once saw a squad of zerkers lose combat to fire wariors... so sad...

Never thought htat it might be a locator beacon.

**purplefood**

In fluff-Abbadon the Despoiler (I know it's an old joke but still)
In game-During a campiagn whenever yo won a batlle you got a tile. When you go a tile you could 'explore' your new found territory by rolling a D6. On a 6 you find a nasty monster which attacks you. You roll another D6 to see what type of monster it is and what it's relavant stats are then you must fight it using only your HQ choice. One of my friends rolled 2 6's meaning he facedabout 300+ points of monster nastyness with his 100point HQ choice. Needless to say he got munched.

**IvanTih**

Let's see,Andy Hoare(combat ranges contradict everything and his Tau fanboyism),Sanguinor,Wolf Cavalry and Imperial Armour fluff is one biggest fails I've ever seen(especially three and eight).

**Asgeirr Darkwolf**

Well, I'll agree on the Sanguiniator, and TWC are weird...

**MechaEmperor7000**

Fluff wise (and if I remembered correctly), how the Crimson Fists' Fortress-monastary was destroyed by a stray bullet...

Gamewise, my friend trying to use the Particle whip on my space marines, missing and accidentally wiping out his Immortals, dropping his numbers low enough for a phase out.

**asimo77**

I've heard a similar story like that particle whip. I also heard a great story about the emperor's finest, the Grey Knights, all drowning in a shallow river because they all faailed a dangerous terrain test.

As for me the worst had to be my pariahs losing in CC against tau. Truth be told the only CC engament I've ever won againt tau were against pathfinders and 1 fw squad, both with pariahs.

**zeekill**

Three remaining Fire Warriors in a squad took out a Wraithlord (all 3 wounds taken off)

Monolith killing itself with its particle whip.

5 out of 7 Plague Marines die to an exploding rhino beside them (so S3 explosion)

IG veteran squad of 10 guys gets assaulted by a Daemon Prince, only lose 1 man, and then kill the DP in close combat (no powerfist or anything special in close combat)

In a doubles tourney a necron player in a necron-tyranid team took 3 monoliths and several Destroyers. Most of the destroyers were sniped by lascannons and sniper rilfes on turn 1, and the monoliths phased out.

Two trygons with adrenal glands have one wound each left. They charge a Land Raider, it explodes and kills both of them.

Sadly enough thats all I got.

**Monster Rain**

99% of homemade army fluff.

I'd link to some on this very forum, if I wasn't such a kind soul. I acknowledge that there is some good stuff out there(I humbly suggest that mine is at least passable) but man is a lot of it just fething hideous.

**BuFFo**

3rd edition and its rise of Pamphlet codices.

**Reaper67**

My vindicator scattered into itself blowing itself up and losing my defense.....man that sucked

**Mukkin'About**

Assaulting a SoB Exorcist with my boyz, first assault they fail to break it. Second turn they do, but the explosion kills ALL of them... Wagh?

Playing alongside DE and having his raider blasted turn one, nuking half my grots and a big load of boyz before i even got to move >_<

**-Loki-**

Anything my scout snipers ever did after their first game.

Their first game, they kept a unit of Kroot pinned for the almost entire game. I think they got to move for 1 turn. My friend lost that game because the huge Kroot mob was his flank attack.

After that game, they did jack gak. Most of the time I even forgot I had them on the table they were so ineffective.

**Stormrider**

My heavy Weapon crewman was assaulted by 4 Orks. I rolled two 5's and two 6's for his armor saves, he strikes back, kills 1 and they break. Initiative check, I get an 8 while the ork player gets a 4. I finish them off. The next trun my Guardsmen is killed by Grot blasters.

**Zackman_88**

had a IG mob squad with commisar and got assualted by one deff kopta. didnt kill it for 3 turns.

**solkan**

I had one of a Lash Prince lose combat by destroying a dreadnought once.

It was a multiple combat with a Space Marine Dread, a Space Marine captain, an assault marine, the Daemon Prince, and some Noise Marines. Daemon prince goes first, swings at the dreadnought, and gets a few penetrating hits, one of which ends up Destroyed - explodes. The explosion killed the daemon prince and the Noise Marines. So many one's for armor saves.

**purplefood**

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Fluff wise (and if I remembered correctly), how the Crimson Fists' Fortress-monastary was destroyed by a stray rocket...

Gamewise, my friend trying to use the Particle whip on my space marines, missing and accidentally wiping out his Immortals, dropping his numbers low enough for a phase out.

Fixed that for you.

**Bryce-2-Good87**

Playing my first attempt at Mech IG. Three chimeras with vets, who were meant to move forwards towards the objective. Its the first turn. All three have to take an immobilized test thing. re roll due to dozer blade. All three get ones. They break down

, vets had to slog it. End of the story lost the game. In the future there is only kak luck.

Fluff: Tau codex refusing to explain how most of their stuff works... I NEED TO KNOW TO SAVE MY SANITY!

**Leigen_Zero**

Doubles game, ork + tau vs Guard + grey knights
My warboss with 1 remaining wound (and the only thing I had left on the table!) waaaghed, and had to run to be within assault range of a leman russ punisher.

Rolled one inch less than I needed

**TheH4XIncarnate**

Had an ork trukk that just finished unloading it's boyz (they all died) and had nothing to do with it so the next turn I decided to run it at stuff for fun. Tankshocked a Obliterator how tried to Death or Glory but just go ran over. Then my opponent shoot it with his terms. It ramshackled into them then exploded killing 3 of em. Best 50 pts I've ever spent.

**Jihadnik**

Leigen_Zero wrote:Doubles game, ork + tau vs Guard + grey knights
My warboss with 1 remaining wound (and the only thing I had left on the table!) waaaghed, and had to run to be within assault range of a leman russ punisher.

Rolled one inch less than I needed

Priceless!

I played Tyranids the other day and my mate was marines, 750 points each. I had a huge swarm of gaunts and he pulled out a drop pod assault on me in turn one. Full tactical sqaud and Pedor Kantor stuffed inside. He aims right for the middle of my swarm and then scatters nine inches right off the table. The look on his face made me laugh till my sides hurt. He looks up at me and pauses for a second and then goes...

Parley?

**Anidem**

Running a DS Nid list, i had nothing but Gaunts, A Hive Tyrant, warriors, Tervigon, and a Tyrannofex for 2 whole turns Vs a Mech Ig army. In reserve was Two Tyrgon primes, each with a ravener support squad each.

He grouped his tanks together early on to create a killing feild for my nids (got my Tyranofex and Tyrant down to 1 wound!), neglecting to plan for my Two Trygon Primes and Two Squads of Raveners that Deep-Struck in behind his tank line.

Did you know that the Trygon's Base is big enough to get into multi-assault with THREE different tanks?

**ChrisCP**

You know you can't multi-assault with one model?

**nosferatu1001**

As Chris said - you have NO permission (in fact explicit restriction) on multiassaults with one model.

Read the VERY first bullet points on moving into assault.

**Anidem**

ChrisCP wrote:You know you can't multi-assault with one model?

original post was bordering on flaming. Just took the issue to YMDC, still i beleive i made a legal assault. I declared on one tank, and given their grouping, i was able to snag 2 more in with him.

**Ouze**

My second game. I'm playing Orks vs Space Marines. I ram my battlewagon into a Ironclad Dreadnought. It does not have a Deffrolla. The Ironclad shrugs it off, and then next round it's Ironclad hammertime. The battlewagon explodes, kills half the occupants.

I had no idea really what would happen when I rammed his walker, I just knew you could. I re-read the rules that night.

**ChrisCP**

*Beep beep beep moving trukk*

**Anidem**

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