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I was just curious what some of your awkward gaming experiences have been at your FLGS or GW.

My most recent is when I was playing a game of 40k at my local GW. Sometimes it can be a tight squeeze to get past people near the tables. I was rolling my dice when I sensed someone standing really close to me (to my side, just out of sight for a good 30 seconds). I turn to see some guy a few inches from me just staring at me. I asked if he would like to get by and he replies "Yes". I said he should've just asked to squeeze by because I was busy focusing on my match. He said, "I prefer to just stare at people until they clue in".... andddddd this is pretty much why I would never allow my GF to step foot inside a GW.

The second thing that comes to mind is just after I finished a game of 40k, shook hands, and started packing up. My opponent asked what I do, so I went over my degree and how I got lucky and landed a cool job fairly fresh out of university. I ask him the same question in return. "I'm unemployed". Hmm okay what field do your work in "I didn't do anything past highschool", Hmm no worries what kind of work are looking to get into? "I don't know"...... (crickets). I can't really say anything to the guy at that point aside so it was rather awkward.

I always feel like I'm in the land of misfit toys when I go into GW, should be interesting to hear other people's perspectives.

I must say that that guy staring at you is just a tad creepy, I'd have been very uncomfortable with that..

Only time I've ever had an awkward opponent like that is one particular fellow who act out the role of every model in his army, complete with falsetto voices and acting. I'm all for getting into the spirit of things but this was too far beyond the pale for me. Also meant it took an hour for him to finish his turn after acting out every miniatures attacks and quips.

I've run into the awkward silence about jobs too occasionally, a lot of my previous opponents were between jobs or hadn't been lucky coming out of school, I always felt guilty admitting that I was finishing up a Masters degree and in a decent job, but most people seemed supportive of a fellow gamer in the community.

At the end there are a few odd guys in wargaming, but on the whole most people seem great and on the level

There was this nerd who said "YOLO" about 15 times in a half hour, using it like in everyday conversation. It was awkward as hell until two regulars went up and told him to stop politely. Kept happening until 10 min later the same two said "Shut up or I'll gladly get a temporary ban for beating your ass in."

Now that was awkward to watch.

Stoupe wrote:
There was this nerd who said "YOLO" about 15 times in a half hour, using it like in everyday conversation. It was awkward as hell until two regulars went up and told him to stop politely. Kept happening until 10 min later the same two said "Shut up or I'll gladly get a temporary ban for beating your ass in."

Now that was awkward to watch.

Obviously they weren't willing to test this theory of only living once...

Stoupe wrote:
There was this nerd who said "YOLO" about 15 times in a half hour, using it like in everyday conversation. It was awkward as hell until two regulars went up and told him to stop politely. Kept happening until 10 min later the same two said "Shut up or I'll gladly get a temporary ban for beating your ass in."

Now that was awkward to watch.

Bit of an over reaction.

 gianlucafiorentini123 wrote:

Stoupe wrote:
There was this nerd who said "YOLO" about 15 times in a half hour, using it like in everyday conversation. It was awkward as hell until two regulars went up and told him to stop politely. Kept happening until 10 min later the same two said "Shut up or I'll gladly get a temporary ban for beating your ass in."

Now that was awkward to watch.

Bit of an over reaction.

Maybe to some. While I didn't partake I understood the impulse. Everytime he said "feth it, YOLO." Before making a move, it was like nails on a chalkboard to some people (such as myself). Not to mention a tournament had just ended so there was a lot of egos going around.

 gianlucafiorentini123 wrote:

Stoupe wrote:
There was this nerd who said "YOLO" about 15 times in a half hour, using it like in everyday conversation. It was awkward as hell until two regulars went up and told him to stop politely. Kept happening until 10 min later the same two said "Shut up or I'll gladly get a temporary ban for beating your ass in."

Now that was awkward to watch.

Bit of an over reaction.

Not really. It's a stupid phrase for equally stupid people. I bet he had some "Swag" as well...

Had to tell a guy that "just because your shorts are camoflauged, doesn't mean your boner is too."

Stoupe wrote:

 gianlucafiorentini123 wrote:

Stoupe wrote:
There was this nerd who said "YOLO" about 15 times in a half hour, using it like in everyday conversation. It was awkward as hell until two regulars went up and told him to stop politely. Kept happening until 10 min later the same two said "Shut up or I'll gladly get a temporary ban for beating your ass in."

Now that was awkward to watch.

Bit of an over reaction.

Maybe to some. While I didn't partake I understood the impulse. Everytime he said "feth it, YOLO." Before making a move, it was like nails on a chalkboard to some people (such as myself). Not to mention a tournament had just ended so there was a lot of egos going around.

I say Feth it, YOLO... in a casual game where I want to see, "wtf can happen if I do x". If anyone believes for a moment that I'm being serious and gets angry over that, then they should go see someone, because it ain't me with the angery issues

Swan-of-War wrote:
Had to tell a guy that "just because your shorts are camoflauged, doesn't mean your boner is too."

Now that really is awkward. Now I'm half expecting terrible Sisters of battle jokes come out. Or slaanesh jokes.


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 Alfndrate wrote:

Stoupe wrote:

 gianlucafiorentini123 wrote:

Stoupe wrote:
There was this nerd who said "YOLO" about 15 times in a half hour, using it like in everyday conversation. It was awkward as hell until two regulars went up and told him to stop politely. Kept happening until 10 min later the same two said "Shut up or I'll gladly get a temporary ban for beating your ass in."

Now that was awkward to watch.

Bit of an over reaction.

Maybe to some. While I didn't partake I understood the impulse. Everytime he said "feth it, YOLO." Before making a move, it was like nails on a chalkboard to some people (such as myself). Not to mention a tournament had just ended so there was a lot of egos going around.

I say Feth it, YOLO... in a casual game where I want to see, "wtf can happen if I do x". If anyone believes for a moment that I'm being serious and gets angry over that, then they should go see someone, because it ain't me with the angery issues

Once is one thing... Every time you get a turn (and he was playing magic so fast turns) is another.

Stoupe wrote:
Once is one thing... Every time you get a turn (and he was playing magic so fast turns) is another.

Bring a pair of stunner shades with you, and when you beat him into the ground, put them on and stare at him and say, "I guess my #SWAG is too much for you brah! #YOLO!"

You must say hashtag for the # sign and yell YOLO.

Ive had two really BAD times inside a LGS. One was a game i played with a guy who was in the SPEC OP's. He was on leave and from the UK. He had spent a goo amount of time going over his codex and making list while stationed. We played and it did not go so good for him, he couldnt understand why he lost and was very very pissed. He looked at the table and back at me over and over again. He looked mad as hell. He started to pick his minis off the table and threw them into his case. He ranted on about he didnt understand how he didnt win. He came back in after he put his things into his car and walked right up to me. He told me next week same time bring this list and im going to destroy you! It also didnt help his wife was FINE!! And the whole time we played I was shooting the ... with her. He used SW and i used some closet orks i had.


Second time i was at a LGS and it was FNM. I noticed this heavy set guy getting very angry at the girl he was playing. I guess she pulled a card that does not let you get past 1 life. He threw his cards in her face and decked her right in the face. He knocked her out and started to put his cards back into his "pokemon" back pack and threw her cards in there aswell. I was the only one who seen what happend as the place was packed and they where sitting in the very back at a table for just them in the GW section. I was more in shock at what happened then running over to assist. Once i snapped out i made my way over there and put him into standing choke. Until the store manager came to the back and seen the girl on the floor crying and me chocking the guy out.

Ummm.... Wow.

I feel like posting the watch out, weve got a badass over here meme after reading that last story... But I'm too lazy to go find it

I was afraid he was going to hurt her again. I wasnt going to walk away and find some one. The guy was beat red and heated to the point of being red. If i didnt stop him he would have walke out with the young girls cards. I tried to talk to him and backed him into the wall but i didnt want to brawl so i grabed his arm twisted it behind him lifted up his left arm and pinned it against his head and neck "choke". While i asked for some one to get the manager. He kept trying to get aound me and in some not so nice words i told him to waite because there is no way in hell im letting him get out of the store.

I've never witnessed anyone get too upset during a game or after losing. I did try and cheer up this one new player after he lost though. He clearly read some forums and bought a GK psyrifle dread/purifier spam list thinking he would go undefeated.

I didn't really catch any of the game, but he went up against a vet guard/LRBT list. I just felt bad for him because he had this look on his face like I just spent $500 on a bland army and didn't even win. This is why WAAC mindsets are a bad thing - you are only happy if your opponent is losing.

Man that's all sorts of awkward. edit: at shespits story

The most awkward gaming experience was actually the new GW employee that was trying to strike up conversations with the regulars when he had no idea how to play 40k. the same employee that pissed the crap out of jack stover on spiky bits.

How did he recover from that convo? Did he just walk away or awkwardly hang around until some one walked in?

If directed at me I wasn't there for the climax :(

I heard that he walked out, turned around and yelled some obscenities at the new guy and then left.

 Desubot wrote:
Man that's all sorts of awkward. edit: at shespits story

The most awkward gaming experience was actually the new GW employee that was trying to strike up conversations with the regulars when he had no idea how to play 40k. the same employee that pissed the crap out of jack stover on spiky bits.

"Hey guys! How about those jump packs on marines, they sure let you move plenty of inches during movement time."

 gossipmeng wrote:

My opponent asked what I do, so I went over my degree and how I got lucky and landed a cool job fairly fresh out of university. I ask him the same question in return. "I'm unemployed". Hmm okay what field do your work in "I didn't do anything past highschool", Hmm no worries what kind of work are looking to get into? "I don't know"...... (crickets). I can't really say anything to the guy at that point aside so it was rather awkward.

Sounds like you ranted on a bit, and you seem quite chuffed with yourself that you graduated (rightly or wrongly).

No one at a warhammer table really cares what you do for a living, they're just being polite.

" So when does the creative criticism round start you know CC"

Stoupe wrote:
There was this nerd who said "YOLO" about 15 times in a half hour, using it like in everyday conversation. It was awkward as hell until two regulars went up and told him to stop politely. Kept happening until 10 min later the same two said "Shut up or I'll gladly get a temporary ban for beating your ass in."

Now that was awkward to watch.

'YOLO', for people too stupid to know what carpe diem means.

 Howard A Treesong wrote:

Stoupe wrote:
There was this nerd who said "YOLO" about 15 times in a half hour, using it like in everyday conversation. It was awkward as hell until two regulars went up and told him to stop politely. Kept happening until 10 min later the same two said "Shut up or I'll gladly get a temporary ban for beating your ass in."

Now that was awkward to watch.

'YOLO', for people too stupid to know what carpe diem means.

Whoa! I totes know what Carpe Diem means man, carpe the diem. that's like fishing slang right?

 XT-1984 wrote:

 gossipmeng wrote:

My opponent asked what I do, so I went over my degree and how I got lucky and landed a cool job fairly fresh out of university. I ask him the same question in return. "I'm unemployed". Hmm okay what field do your work in "I didn't do anything past highschool", Hmm no worries what kind of work are looking to get into? "I don't know"...... (crickets). I can't really say anything to the guy at that point aside so it was rather awkward.

Sounds like you ranted on a bit, and you seem quite chuffed with yourself that you graduated (rightly or wrongly).

No one at a warhammer table really cares what you do for a living, they're just being polite.

If that was the case I would agree that - it would have been considered gloating.

Really all I said was: "I graduated from (blank) 2 years ago with an HR degree, managed to land a temp job at (blank) and just recently they hired me full time as a (blank)."

I'm very sensitive to the fact that our economy is in recovery and would never go into too much detail at the risk of putting someone down. I just feel as though if you ask someone a question in casual chat, you should expect them to ask the same question in return.

I tried to explain to someone that I didn't want to play them because we had different gaming styles.

They felt the need to hurl insults about my manhood. I just shrugged and walked away.

 Easy E wrote:
I tried to explain to someone that I didn't want to play them because we had different gaming styles.

They felt the need to hurl insults about my manhood. I just shrugged and walked away.

To be fair, if you're going to let people see your manhood you should expect comments!

Well, I did say we had different gaming styles. My preferred style is pantless.

 Easy E wrote:
Well, I did say we had different gaming styles. My preferred style is pantless.

Must exalt... Cannot resist... Arghhh!

 Easy E wrote:
Well, I did say we had different gaming styles. My preferred style is pantless.

Only on cold days right? Because then no one would have anything to worrie about. They would all assume you had on strecthy pants matched to your skin tone.