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I once had a flaky donkey-cave walk away in the middle of a game as if he'd all of a sudden forgotten that he was playing 40K, just to go buy a board game. He returned to the table and announced to me, as if I wouldn't mind "My buddies and me wanna play this board game, so could you make this quick?"
I finished slaughtering his guard with my Orks that round and then took a looonnnggg time putting my gak away.

Try and get drunk on beef and guiness pies when we challenged his interpretation of the rules.

Tearing up and eating his own codex got real sick

chowderhead13 wrote: I the explain to him what happens if an Ethreal dies, he (not joking here) picks up his Ethreal and screams "WHY DO YOU SUCK???".

To be fair, that is a perfectly valid question . I find it particularly amusing that in the Tau Codex Aun'Va is said the wield the "Paradox of Duality" which is said to house "incalculable" power... but it does almost nothing... so I guess the PoD is quite calculable after all... .

To stay on topic: I have seen more than one player get frustrated enough with the failure of a roll that they toss the offending miniature across the room, shattering it ... I can say that while I've been tempted to take such an action on occasion, I have never actually gotten that mad.

Shadowbrand wrote:Ewwww beaver. Do not want.

Thanks for sharing, always nice to know such things about people.

Not to derail, but what actually happens when an Ethereal dies? Does the whole army come apart?

Was in a gaming store once, hear somebody shout "FRAKKING TANK!" (He actually said frak, which I thought was awesome.) Cue said tank flying across the room and impacting the front display window, shattering. Right in front of this woman who had come to the store to see if 40k was an ok game for her son to be playing. Bits of Leman Russ all over the floor isn't a good way to encourage somebody that the game is ok for kids. The guy who threw the tank very quickly realized what he had done, and goes to pick up the tank pieces. Of course, he can't find them all, so he gets pissed off even more and just dumps it all in the trash. About an hour later, after this same guy had flattened several more of his models with the rulebook, somebody digs though the trash, gets out the tank bits, and using some of his own bits, assembles a Leman Russ. Right away angry guy wants it, it is "his" tank after all. He gets a "no" as the guy who assembled it puts it in his bag and leaves.
The angry guy goes "FRAK YOU!" (Again, he actually says "frak") and goes back to his table, ignoring the stares, and finishes his game. He then puts all his assembled models away and leaves, leaving the models he smashed on the table. Somebody takes them, but he doesn't come back.

Was another time where a guy lost his HQ, I don't remember what it was, so he goes out to his truck, comes back with a carpenters hammer, and beats the model into a pulp. Then he gets upset and starts crying because he just ruined his best model. One of the other guys bought him a new one.

There was a guy who took a piss into a bottle while he was sitting at the arts and crafts table. He picks the worst possible time to do it, too. It got really quiet for some reason, and then everyone hears the unmistakable sound of liquid under pressure hitting plastic, and the pungent odor of urine fills the room. Then he pulls up this bottle of piss and puts it on the table, acting like nothing happened.

I never went to this game store again.

Agrinja wrote:Not to derail, but what actually happens when an Ethereal dies? Does the whole army come apart?

Pretty much yeah. All the Tau have to take a morale test and if they fail they run away, if they pass they have Preferred Enemy (iirc as I can't find my Tau book right now).
The Ethereal is not that hard to kill either.

Wow, that does suck. Nothing to go berserk over, but that does suck pretty hardcore. People take these....why?


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Flaming_Spider wrote:Was in a gaming store once, hear somebody shout "FRAKKING TANK!" (He actually said frak, which I thought was awesome.) Cue said tank flying across the room and impacting the front display window, shattering. Right in front of this woman who had come to the store to see if 40k was an ok game for her son to be playing. Bits of Leman Russ all over the floor isn't a good way to encourage somebody that the game is ok for kids. The guy who threw the tank very quickly realized what he had done, and goes to pick up the tank pieces. Of course, he can't find them all, so he gets pissed off even more and just dumps it all in the trash. About an hour later, after this same guy had flattened several more of his models with the rulebook, somebody digs though the trash, gets out the tank bits, and using some of his own bits, assembles a Leman Russ. Right away angry guy wants it, it is "his" tank after all. He gets a "no" as the guy who assembled it puts it in his bag and leaves.
The angry guy goes "FRAK YOU!" (Again, he actually says "frak") and goes back to his table, ignoring the stares, and finishes his game. He then puts all his assembled models away and leaves, leaving the models he smashed on the table. Somebody takes them, but he doesn't come back.

Was another time where a guy lost his HQ, I don't remember what it was, so he goes out to his truck, comes back with a carpenters hammer, and beats the model into a pulp. Then he gets upset and starts crying because he just ruined his best model. One of the other guys bought him a new one.

There was a guy who took a piss into a bottle while he was sitting at the arts and crafts table. He picks the worst possible time to do it, too. It got really quiet for some reason, and then everyone hears the unmistakable sound of liquid under pressure hitting plastic, and the pungent odor of urine fills the room. Then he pulls up this bottle of piss and puts it on the table, acting like nothing happened.

I never went to this game store again.

There's a best possible time to relieve yourself into a bottle at a painting table?!

Agrinja wrote:

There's a best possible time to relieve yourself into a bottle at a painting table?!

Well YA! You know when its noisy and people cant hear it. Im surprised he actually put it on the table though.
I make fun of my brother, because once we were in a rather large instance in Lineage2, and he had to piss REALLY bad. So rather then run upstairs to his bathroom, he just walks into the kitchen (right next to his computer) and pisses in the sink instead

To this day, if he has to goto the bathroom Ill shout "sure, just dont piss in my sink ya?"

Big Tim wrote: I can say that while I've been tempted to take such an action on occasion, I have never actually gotten that mad.

Same. I spend too much time painting my models to destroy one.

I'd have no problem taking a hammer to an offending die, though.

KingCracker wrote:

Agrinja wrote:

There's a best possible time to relieve yourself into a bottle at a painting table?!

Well YA! You know when its noisy and people cant hear it. Im surprised he actually put it on the table though.
I make fun of my brother, because once we were in a rather large instance in Lineage2, and he had to piss REALLY bad. So rather then run upstairs to his bathroom, he just walks into the kitchen (right next to his computer) and pisses in the sink instead

To this day, if he has to goto the bathroom Ill shout "sure, just dont piss in my sink ya?"

Wow! That's kinda...gross!

KingCracker wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:I looked him straight in the eye "Do you really wanna f--k with me punk?Well do ya? Go ahead, make my day.
And the kid was never seen again.

Much better version of your story. Its a story right?



I actually dont have any insane things like any of those posted. And the youngest member of our group is my nephew, and hes a ripe old 10. Jesus what is wrong with people these days.

Lol Opps. Well I didn't kill him. I just gave him the angry Eye. And the kid quit playing the hobby. And I haven't seen him since.

foor301 wrote:Tearing up and eating his own codex got real sick

WTF why are their so many retards in gaming stores?

GalacticDefender wrote:

foor301 wrote:Tearing up and eating his own codex got real sick

WTF why are their so many retards in gaming stores?

Starting to think that whether or not being a dork makes you insane isn't a question of if but a question of how much.

More a question of, how long have you got till you reach that stage of madness

About until you hear yourself scream your armies moto in your head.

Or take your commander to hug while you sleep.

Wolf wrote:More a question of, how long have you got till you reach that stage of madness

When you start urinating in bottles or in the sink because you are too engrossed in ............

This thread makes me sad.

snurl wrote:

Wolf wrote:More a question of, how long have you got till you reach that stage of madness

When you start urinating in bottles or in the sink because you are too engrossed in ............

This thread makes me sad.

Don't be sad. Embrace the nutjobs! They give even the megadorks someone to look down upon and pity. You very well could be the sort of nerd who on a daily basis makes references to I dunno, Yu-Gi-Oh, but no matter what, you can always say.....I'm not the bottlepiss guy.

Doctadeth wrote:FINALLY, there's the WAAC's story. Guy was playing BA planetstrike army, CC all the way during a campaign. After 3 games, they swapped the rules, and he totally switched armies mid-campaign. Goes to a IG tank army. Gets destroyed by another gamer.

Pulls a knife, and everyone freezes, even the staff. The guy goes and starts cutting himself deep. Bloods gushing everywhere, and the guys obviously losing a lot of blood. Staff member runs to the phone and rings an ambulance. The guys on the floor now, pale and clammy. Paramedics check him, and take him to hospital.

i feel terrible for saying this but.....


my story is one of those rule debate stories

two guys were arguing about the void grenade and how you just pick that 400 point HQ off the board
it escalated up to the point where they were shouting at each other
then, one of the players shouted "YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW IT REMOVES YOUR MARINES?!? THIS IS HOW IT REMOVES YOUR MARINES!!!" and promptly swept his arm across the table, carrying his opponents models and most of the terrain on to the floor
he left all his models there, (a nice 4000pt BA force) and marched out of the store
he's never showed up ever again
there's now a well painted army in the display case

It surprises me the number of people who leave their armies at the store when they get pissed off. I mean, I'd never even consider leaving behind a single model, and if I've got a few THOUSAND points of models on the board, I sincerely can't imagine just leaving the whole army out on the board. It's too much money.

ChrisWWII wrote:It surprises me the number of people who leave their armies at the store when they get pissed off. I mean, I'd never even consider leaving behind a single model, and if I've got a few THOUSAND points of models on the board, I sincerely can't imagine just leaving the whole army out on the board. It's too much money.

I agree completely. Doesn't matter how pissed off I am, I would never leave behind this stuff I've spend hundreds of dollars and months of time on.

I was playing a very fat man who had his big gut poking out from under his shirt, and it was about level with the table so as we played i was constantly looking at it. Eventually i snapped and told him if he didnt cover up i would go get an ice pick, scale his mountainous gut and stab him in the face.
This was a local gaming club so they just told me to relax outside till he left.

Wow, these are really crazy stories. All I've ever seen is the standard temper-tantrums and empty threats to quit the game. Plus, the occasional really awkward guy making totally inappropriate comments to a woman, thinking he's being funny.

Dude, what is the deal with gamers and women? I've been in stores where a girl walks in, not even a particularly good looking one, and everything just stops. No joke. And the hushed whispers, "Wait, they're real?" "I know man, I thought they only existed in porn movies!"

And these are grown men. I mean, I know everyone is different, but is it that hard to say even just hello?


Crazy gamers

rubiksnoob wrote:Dude, what is the deal with gamers and women? I've been in stores where a girl walks in, not even a particularly good looking one, and everything just stops. No joke. And the hushed whispers, "Wait, they're real?" "I know man, I thought they only existed in porn movies!"

And these are grown men. I mean, I know everyone is different, but is it that hard to say even just hello?


Crazy gamers

Even the hello option can be kinda creepy. A large group of gamers all ignoring each other, focusing on their game. Suddenly a woman walks in and everyone smiles and is super polite to her. It's just as creepy.

Grakmar wrote:

rubiksnoob wrote:Dude, what is the deal with gamers and women? I've been in stores where a girl walks in, not even a particularly good looking one, and everything just stops. No joke. And the hushed whispers, "Wait, they're real?" "I know man, I thought they only existed in porn movies!"

And these are grown men. I mean, I know everyone is different, but is it that hard to say even just hello?


Crazy gamers

Even the hello option can be kinda creepy. A large group of gamers all ignoring each other, focusing on their game. Suddenly a woman walks in and everyone smiles and is super polite to her. It's just as creepy.

Yeah, I just find weird how the majority of the gamers i've met lose all conciousness of what is or is not socially acceptable when a woman walks in. Seriously.

Hell yes, seconded that. I've got a really good female friend who wants to get into the game, but I'm almost worried about taking her in at this point. =Crosses fingers and hopes she doesn't freak and run away=

I think a big problem of it is awkward gamers confusing being polite with flirting. when a girl walks in, to try and prove they "don't like her" they'll either act like an donkey-cave or ignore her in a super awkward and obvious manner. And again, these are grown men. I thought people stopped acting like that in like 5th grade?

But the absolute worse is a gamer trying to be funny in front of a girl. . . it's painful.

I am just lucky my gaming society and anime society have a lot of females in them. I hate it when you are in an area and everyone around you drops everything to talk to one female.

Its quite rude when you are talking to someone and they walk away just to ogle someone elses GF, I mean sure you can go talk to anyone you damn well please but how about they say something and not just disappear while we are in the middle of a convo or game. I mean I've seen all sorts of things been done just to impress a female and most of them are stupid.