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Thinking back on my entry into 40k, I remembered a lot of times where I asked something that seems comically stupid or realized something that was blatantly obvious but I somehow never put the two pieces together.

The first one was when I realized the Predator was based on the Rhino Chassis. Somehow I thought it was a completely different kit. Then I bought one and found the actual Rhino hull in there. I had to do a double-take on the box art, then went "duh".

The second one was when I was first building my army list and asked someone "how do I buy this upgrade for my character?" Immediately after the words left my mouth I realized the answer to my own question. "with points". I have no idea what I was on at the time.

Any of you have stories like that where your brain just somehow tuned out and you asked something incredibly obvious or didn't realize it?

I completely forgot that Overwatch was a thing at the start of 6th edition, and I was constantly saying to my opponent "wait how come you get to shoot at my Orks now?"

Pretty embarrassing when you realise mid sentence but have to finish

Doubles tournament I had Orks (my friend SM) against Necrons and SM, I used my Waaagh! and failed the charge (short like 4"). I forgot about the Reroll on the Waaagh!. My unit of Boyz that would have been epic with 4 attacks each got Gaussed to death right after.

I usually catch my tongue when I find myself realizing the stupidity of what I'm saying.

If you ever hear me just stop in the middle of a sentence, it means something like that has happened

I completely forgot to charge with a unit after moving it directly in front of an enemy. This has happened more than once.

I never remember 'It Will Not Die'. My Heldrake tends to, well, die...

I just yesterday had megaboz in a battle wagon arrive from reserve on turn 4 and was placing them as if I was deploying them at the start of the game. I can't figure out why I thought that's how reserves work lol

I have had many a game where I have for some stupid reason forgone the movement phase and gone straight into shooting...

The number of times...

 Selym wrote:
I have had many a game where I have for some stupid reason forgone the movement phase and gone straight into shooting...

The number of times...

I've done this before. I also routinely forget Doctrina Imperatives, Canticles, and, worst of all, jetpack moves.

Crispy78 wrote:
I never remember 'It Will Not Die'. My Heldrake tends to, well, die...

Anytime I forget to do IWND, if my opponent lets me do it during their movement phase when I remember, I fail it. Every time. However, this weekend I was totally on point, remembered every time, and my Heldrake passed both IWND rolls. Felt pretty good.

Realizing 2-3 weeks ago I can blow up a transport then charge the occupants....

 Selym wrote:
I have had many a game where I have for some stupid reason forgone the movement phase and gone straight into shooting...

The number of times...

Tau player? Lol

I've never been a Tau player, and I've done this with CSM, IG and BT.