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 ductvader wrote:
It's what the emperor drinks...

No wonder he's on life support....

I think I'm the only one at my club who drinks...and our club meets at a pub!

I'm out and away from the family and responsibilities for a few hours! I'm having fun and a few beers!

Drinking is the only way I can tolerate seeing so many Loyalist armies being played where I'm at. Xenos scum reporting in.

Why do I prefer to drink while playing 40K? After a pint or two, the rules suddenly start to make sense! It's like they were written by some drunk college frat boys. Who knew that the key to playing a fun and successful game of 40K involves copious amounts of alcohol?

I just can't see why people want to play drunk. Where the fun in that. i guess if you like not being able to walk our stand throwing up not talk straight and been mean and a jerk and just generally bad more power to you. not to mention the hangover the next when ur un able to do anything our remember what you did that night. all never play any one who drinks as i want to injoy my games

zilka86 wrote:
I just can't see why people want to play drunk. Where the fun in that. i guess if you like not being able to walk our stand throwing up not talk straight and been mean and a jerk and just generally bad more power to you. not to mention the hangover the next when ur un able to do anything our remember what you did that night. all never play any one who drinks as i want to injoy my games

Are your parents alcoholics? Or have you just never seen anyone drink alcohol?

There's a difference between drinking while playing 40k and being blind drunk. Most people manage to drink responsibly, and having a few pints while playing doesn't make you vomit or act like a jerk.

Based on your language skills, though, it seems like you are about five years old, so you might figure out what this beer thing is all about when you grow up.

If I was playing someone like zilka86, I'd want to get smashed.

No offence pal, you just come across as proper Sir Buzz Killington.

zilka86 wrote:
I just can't see why people want to play drunk. Where the fun in that. i guess if you like not being able to walk our stand throwing up not talk straight and been mean and a jerk and just generally bad more power to you. not to mention the hangover the next when ur un able to do anything our remember what you did that night. all never play any one who drinks as i want to injoy my games

Do you understand that you can enjoy a few good beers (2-4 as an example for a relaxed evening over a few hours) and not be drunk?

I know I certainly wouldn't want to play against someone who doesn't understand that drinking does not always equate with drunkeness.

See when GW makes new rule sets for 40k they drink so when you play its only natural that you drink as well. This way your in the same mind set......

 jason1977 wrote:
See when GW makes new rule sets for 40k they drink so when you play its only natural that you drink as well. This way your in the same mind set......

All though I'd never drink the Bugmans home brew again, terrible beer.

 monders wrote:
If I was playing someone like zilka86, I'd want to get smashed.

No offence pal, you just come across as proper Sir Buzz Killington.

Have an exalt, good sir.

Sorry type is really hard for me. my folks where not drunks . But when i got older all my friends did was drink and party and ruined ther lifes i wanted nothing to do with that life style so i i vowed never to drunk and to stay away from bars our any party. I'm 30by the way and all my ex friends still spend ever weekend at the bar our partying

zilka86 wrote:
Sorry type is really hard for me. my folks where not drunks . But when i got older all my friends did was drink and party and ruined ther lifes i wanted nothing to do with that life style so i i vowed never to drunk and to stay away from bars our any party. I'm 30by the way and all my ex friends still spend ever weekend at the bar our partying

But you admit its possible for the overwhelming majority of people to drink without getting drunk? I'm not even talking tipsy, just enjoying a few brews to loosen and unwind.

zilka86 wrote:
Sorry type is really hard for me. my folks where not drunks . But when i got older all my friends did was drink and party and ruined ther lifes i wanted nothing to do with that life style so i i vowed never to drunk and to stay away from bars our any party. I'm 30by the way and all my ex friends still spend ever weekend at the bar our partying

Nothing wrong with avoiding that lifestyle. You seem to be missing the fact, though, that the people responding to you in this thread ALSO have avoided that life style. They are not getting drunk and gaming. They are having a beer or a couple while enjoying time with friends gaming. There is a big difference there. Also you don't have to avoid parties just because you don't drink. Quite often I am the sober one at parties. I just never got into heavy drinking and a stint on a medication for about 3 years where alcohol consumption could have mixed badly and actually killed me really moved me even further away from drinking. I still enjoy being social, though, and go to clubs and parties often. Some people at the parties get hammered. Others stay sober. Still more fit somewhere in between those extremes. I also do still occasionally enjoy a pint of something as well.

Overally, though, you have completely missed the point that there is a big difference between having a pint with a buddy, or a couple beers while gaming and partying and drinking to excess every weekend. There are more shades to this than Completely Pissed and Completely Sober.

Skriker

I don't drink, I smoke weed and I do it so I am forced to concentrate harder and because I like being at a disadvantage

 ductvader wrote:
It's what the emperor drinks...

I need one of those....except it should say "for the lion"

I like beer. I like 40k. If you can make something good better, why wouldn't you?
The question is, why DON'T you drink and game?

Col. Dash wrote:
This is a beer and pretzels game. That said while my friends and I have drank many times, even at the game store during special 21+ late game nights(awesome when a regular worked at a bar) I have never seen anyone playing get totally drunk. We still have to drive home after all.

The difference between our social structures. In Sweden, where I'm from, drinking a few beers (even like.. 2) and then driving that evening is more than frowned upon. On the one side, I can somewhat understand the "meh, I'm not really affected by 2 beers"-argument. or "I drive on the small roads" or "Nothing has happened, I'm a good driver."
But honestly I like our social stigma on it better. It does adle your reflexes, even if you think it doesn't. And when you're driving, 1 second later can be the difference between alive and dead, for either yourself or someone you hit.

I know I sound like a total prude to anyone living in a culture where it's accepted to have a few beers and then drive if you feel up to it, but while I'm of the opinion you can joke about anything, and hurting people's feelings is something they just need to get over, I never gamble with anyone else's life, no matter how safe the gamble is and how small the chances are that anything would happen.

I don't drink when I play 40k since I meet in a local GW, but I do have a few when I play MTG. The matches go from calm and calculated to yelling/crazed cheers when a 1/1 creature dies

 Purifier wrote:
The difference between our social structures. In Sweden, where I'm from, drinking a few beers (even like.. 2) and then driving that evening is more than frowned upon. On the one side, I can somewhat understand the "meh, I'm not really affected by 2 beers"-argument. or "I drive on the small roads" or "Nothing has happened, I'm a good driver."
But honestly I like our social stigma on it better. It does adle your reflexes, even if you think it doesn't. And when you're driving, 1 second later can be the difference between alive and dead, for either yourself or someone you hit.

I know I sound like a total prude to anyone living in a culture where it's accepted to have a few beers and then drive if you feel up to it, but while I'm of the opinion you can joke about anything, and hurting people's feelings is something they just need to get over, I never gamble with anyone else's life, no matter how safe the gamble is and how small the chances are that anything would happen.

Not a problem for me Purifier. Another reason I don't drink much is because I only trust myself to be the designated driver. If I am the driver to a night out, I'll have a beer when I first get there *maybe*, but then nothiing for the next 3-4 hours and I'll be perfectly sober when it is time to drive home. If the excursion is a short one then no alcohol period. I've been on excursions where the designated driver is still drinking half an hour before it is time to leave. No thanks. Some people in the US have a really weak attitude towards drinking and driving which is why we have plenty of accidents involving injuries and deaths because of it. I wish we had a much stronger social stigma against it here to be honest. Some people just don't even acknowledge the risks and have that "I haven't had any problems yet" mentality about it as you stated. Being a volunteer in the emergency services I've helped to cut out and extract enough dead and critically injured people from vehicles hit by drunks to have a low tolerance for it.

Skriker

 Skriker wrote:

 Purifier wrote:
The difference between our social structures. In Sweden, where I'm from, drinking a few beers (even like.. 2) and then driving that evening is more than frowned upon. On the one side, I can somewhat understand the "meh, I'm not really affected by 2 beers"-argument. or "I drive on the small roads" or "Nothing has happened, I'm a good driver."
But honestly I like our social stigma on it better. It does adle your reflexes, even if you think it doesn't. And when you're driving, 1 second later can be the difference between alive and dead, for either yourself or someone you hit.

I know I sound like a total prude to anyone living in a culture where it's accepted to have a few beers and then drive if you feel up to it, but while I'm of the opinion you can joke about anything, and hurting people's feelings is something they just need to get over, I never gamble with anyone else's life, no matter how safe the gamble is and how small the chances are that anything would happen.

Not a problem for me Purifier. Another reason I don't drink much is because I only trust myself to be the designated driver. If I am the driver to a night out, I'll have a beer when I first get there *maybe*, but then nothiing for the next 3-4 hours and I'll be perfectly sober when it is time to drive home. If the excursion is a short one then no alcohol period. I've been on excursions where the designated driver is still drinking half an hour before it is time to leave. No thanks. Some people in the US have a really weak attitude towards drinking and driving which is why we have plenty of accidents involving injuries and deaths because of it. I wish we had a much stronger social stigma against it here to be honest. Some people just don't even acknowledge the risks and have that "I haven't had any problems yet" mentality about it as you stated. Being a volunteer in the emergency services I've helped to cut out and extract enough dead and critically injured people from vehicles hit by drunks to have a low tolerance for it.

Skriker

There's a reason Scandinavians have the longest lifespans on earth.

I hate it when other people get drunk while playing. Dont get me wrong i dont have the slightest problem with 1-2 Beer while playing. In fact thats what i normally drink during a game on our clubs wednesday game nights.

Drinking is drinking and gaming is gaming. If you want to get drunk go to a bar. You can get drunk after i handed your ass to you on the table.

As long as it's responsible I am okay with it.

3 years ago at Adepticon...

Game 4 of the Team Tournament (Where half of the players are buzzed or drunk)

One of my opponents, a 40+ year old man, is playing with his tape measure and wrapping it around his arms and such.

During my turn I hear. "Oooooohhhhh" and look up to see that he now has little cuts all over his arms and hands...and he's bleeding like crazy.

Yeah, not "fun" at that point.

His partner was able to finish the game with us while he got medical help...but we obviously massacred them by the end of the game.

zilka86 wrote:
I just can't see why people want to play drunk. Where the fun in that. i guess if you like not being able to walk our stand throwing up not talk straight and been mean and a jerk and just generally bad more power to you. not to mention the hangover the next when ur un able to do anything our remember what you did that night. all never play any one who drinks as i want to injoy my games

Do you even read what people are posting? It seems like you are supplying both sides of the conversation, in your head, and then responding to what you made up.

1. Drinking and gaming does not mean getting drunk.
2. Drinking and gaming does not mean not being able to walk or stand.
3. Drinking and gaming does not mean throwing up.
4. Drinking and gaming does not mean being mean and a jerk.
5. Drinking and gaming does not mean getting a hangover or not remembering the night before.

Understand the above points and we can have a constructive conversation about alcohol and gaming. It is quite obvious that you associate ANY kind and any amount of alcohol as being HIGHLY disruptive to gaming, and that might indeed be your experience.
Just realize that your experience doesn't have to the experiences that a lot of adults have.
Based on your use of the English language and your persistent disregard of listening to the Mods concerning your post I can only assume that your are underage. Once your get a bit older your perspective might change.

Some people have "issues" with alcohol which is fine.
A friend of mine had an alcoholic for a father that abused him so he does not drink... ever. He has a very valid reason.

I have no issues with drinking a couple but got to watch it since I tend to drive out to game and the local blood alcohol limits are silly low. To be safe I would have to drink one beer and wait a good hour before driving.

It is a game that takes a little brain power so to drink and dice is begging for all manner of mess-ups.

I must admit that out of respect to those who took the time to play "a" drink would be the way to go.

I love drinking and brewing beer. I handed out some home brews at NOVA this year to guys I was playing against, and we had a jolly time. I was not in one of the higher brackets, but a buddy I went with was quite warhammered on day one and did well in his bracket.

talljosh85 wrote:
I love drinking and brewing beer. I handed out some home brews at NOVA this year to guys I was playing against, and we had a jolly time. I was not in one of the higher brackets, but a buddy I went with was quite warhammered on day one and did well in his bracket.

Can I ask where do you live? Because I'm amazed you were not arrested for illegal manufacture/distribution of alcohol without a license.

Edit to add : I do have "issues" with alcohol seeing I work as a nurse and I see first hand the results of most peoples' "have a few beers and have fun" nights.

I also have issue with the majority of posters who claim that unless you are falling down drunk lying in a pool of your own vomit then you are not impaired in any way shape or form. If you have to get buzzed or drunk in order to get your brain/conscience to be quiet about telling you not to do something, then maybe you should rethink what you are about to do.

 AWesker1976 wrote:

talljosh85 wrote:
I love drinking and brewing beer. I handed out some home brews at NOVA this year to guys I was playing against, and we had a jolly time. I was not in one of the higher brackets, but a buddy I went with was quite warhammered on day one and did well in his bracket.

Can I ask where do you live? Because I'm amazed you were not arrested for illegal manufacture/distribution of alcohol without a license

It's absolutely legal to brew and "hand out" beer without a license throughout most of America...

 ductvader wrote:

 AWesker1976 wrote:

talljosh85 wrote:
I love drinking and brewing beer. I handed out some home brews at NOVA this year to guys I was playing against, and we had a jolly time. I was not in one of the higher brackets, but a buddy I went with was quite warhammered on day one and did well in his bracket.

Can I ask where do you live? Because I'm amazed you were not arrested for illegal manufacture/distribution of alcohol without a license

It's absolutely legal to brew and "hand out" beer without a license throughout most of America...

About 34 states require you to have a license for self distribution.

Edit to add : MI does not require license to distribute home brewed stuff. This is off topic so please let's do not continue this line of thought.

 Purifier wrote:
I like beer. I like 40k. If you can make something good better, why wouldn't you?
The question is, why DON'T you drink and game?

Personally, I just don't drink. At all.

Alcohol and antipsychotic meds don't go together well.

Thirst?