What would be your Dos and Don'ts of 40K gameing?
E.g. Do bring your codex to every battle.
Don't start putting your hands over the other players models.
Do go to a game with a previously made army list, nobody wants to wait for you to make a list.
don't raise your voice if you get in an argument about a rule, people will look at you like you're crazy. Trust me, they will stare
They have every right to
Well I am a tad hypocritical of the dice stealing. We all used to steal the dice from Warhammer World on a Wednesday game's night, which is why you all have to take your own dice and templates these days...
Do Not make up your own rules. It gets annoying if you're blatently trying to cheat. However, if someone uses it against you, stick to them as much as possible. I love it when you beat someone at their own game :wink:.
Do Not be a rule-shark, and don't hit people with the hardback rulebook (Not literally) after they make a simple mistake. However, if they make the mistake more than once that's likely in their knowledge... then bring out the rulebook.
And one, slightly more humerous rule:
Do always bring a Harback Rulebook along, never the softback one that comes with Assault on Black Reach, because if someone touches your models, gets on your nerves, cheats or interferes with the gameplay, then feel free to hit them with it. .
Don't, after rolling that final 1 too many, flip out, climb up on the table and jump up and down on your opponent's models screaming 'APOCALYPTIC BARRAGE, MOTHERFUCKER!!!'.
Do: be creative and adaptive in the way you play the game. Noone wants to see the same guy return with the exact same army list, tactics and deployment every time you play.
Don't: Never, EVER, wait to set up your army list until you get to your club/store/wherever so you can tailor your list to your opponent.
.) It's a game to be enjoyed by everyone playing it.
.) Be friendly.
.) Bring all the stuff you need for playing.
.) Don't ever touch anybody's minis without permission.
.) Don't even think of things that could give you an unfair advantage over the other player.
.) Forget everything you find clever and funny in terms of "psychological warfare" "expanded tactics" or whatever you call it. Acting like a dick is NOT part of the game. Annoying/insulting other players is not a strategy, it's antisocial behavior.
.) Try to avoid rules debates. If you can't agree, roll a dice.
.) Rolling dice is a way to get random results. Odds are influenced by the number and kind of dice that are rolled. There is no such thing as "rolling techniques to get you better results" or "learning how to roll a dice". All these things are cheating. (I know, it sounds weird but there are some people who think that you can or should "learn how to roll well").
All in all: Be someone others will want to play a second game with. Playing 40k is about all people involved having a good experience. Looking at 40k objectively, it's not a very good game, it's never been in the least suited for "serious tournament play" and never will be. So winning can't be the only objective.
Do: Wash at least 4 times a week, because i think some gamers struggle to wash 4 times per year.
Dont: start picking your nose, then moving your models into close combat with mine, putting your nasal contents into proximity with my painstakingly painted models ( this happened to me once)
Don't:
-Touch my dice. That's why you have your own
-Touch my models without permission. I have spent too long building and painting these to have them break because you had an "OOOH!!! Shiny! Must Touch!" moment.
-Attempt to make up your own rules. If your guys suddenly have fleet, then mine all miraculously get Jump Packs :wink:
-Be an asshole
Do:
-remember the golden rule at all times
-be friendly
-be as clear as possible with what your doing in the game. Communication is good
Do: Bring your own dice, tape measures, templates etc. And be a good sport oh and FFS please be hygienic
Dont: Touch other people things without prior permission especially if you are a grot of a person. i.e dont put anything that you have borrowed in your mouth! had a kid do that with my tape mesure, i very 'kindly' reminded him of how dirty he was being
-Come prepared.
-Remember the most important rule.
DON`T:
-Be a sore loser.
-Be a bad winner.
-Stab your opponent.
-Destroy your opponent`s models in any way.
-Abduct your opponent`s children.
-Offer sacrifices to heathen gods for victory.
-Make said sacrifices.
-Drink heavily during a game.
-Do drugs.
-Skip breakfast.
-Forget to pack up afterwards, others may want to use the table.
-Get too excited or emotionally involved with the game.
-Lose your temper.
I wish i knew this one sooner.
It seems people get offended when you lock their kids in your basement as prisoners of war.
Oh well, apparently ill be allowed to play again after the court cases are over.
Next time i do it, ill remember to leave some food in there for them.
Dont's: Come into a gaming store with a shirt that looks like it has not been washed in a month.
P.S I have a tournament at the end of the month I am going to make a shirt using Do's and Do Not's from this thread. If anyone wished for me not to use their comments pm me.
Do's
- Always brink Super Glue and don't be stingy if other people models break around you
- Do bring your codex and Defently OWN a codex
- HAVE FUN!!!!! (Most imporant)
Don'ts
- Make sure what you leave with is actualy yours (lost 2 tape measures and a blast template that way)
- Ask your opponets permision to move there models (Eg if they are short or to save time)
- Don't be a saw loser
Do:
-be prepared
-be kind
-read your codex and rulebook at least once (I've actually played people who've never finished reading the rulebook)
-be a good sport
-be fun to play against
-make sure to properly thank the gods for a victory
Dont:
-be a dick
-touch other people's models without permission, I've had so many models break from this, it's always "Oops, I dropped it!" or "Whoops, his arm snapped off!"
-forget your codex
-forget to thank the gods for a victory
-get over-excited about destroying an enemy unit and then accidentally stab your opponent with a flame template
-cheat
-lie
-waste time, I hate it when people get distracted from a game and it takes way longer than it should
-accidentally pick up other people's paints/models (happened once)/dice/templates/books/etc.
-ritually sacrifice your defeated opponent (no matter how tempting)
Don't: Do so at somebody elses expense. That means if you field 3 land raiders you are going to Gamer Hell where you must play against Matt Ward as he playtests his latest batch of 'rules' for 50 years. It's so bad even you don't deserve to put up with it for eternity.
Nothing wrong with 3 LR lists. I used to take 3x LR 2x Khorne Berzerker units and Kharn the betrayer! It got owned quite a lot but was such a fun army to play with!
"Whats that single model jumping out of the land raider?"
"Kharn..."
"Oh Dear"
Do: have an army list ready.
(The times that I've spent waiting nearly an hour for someone to write an army list.)
Don't: tell your opponent what army you are using if they haven't made their army list yet.
(If your opponent knows what you're using, they will create the ultimate army to defeat it. It's no fun playing when you know from the start that you will lose.)
Do: Read your rules and the BRB
Come with a list ready, or multiple lists, it saves time
Have fun, and try to keep it fun
Offer advice or help to someone who wants it after a win, etc (tourneys exempted obviously)
TAKE A SHOWER
Don't: Argue rules with nonsense logic or make them up
Interfere with others' games
Abduct children
Grab other people's shit without permission
Cheat
Bash newbies into the ground with your refined comp list
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