To quote another favourite captain - "How we face death is at least as important as how we face life."
So you cheat?
/kobayashi smobayashi
No...changed the conditions of the test.
Phffffftt...semantics!
"I'm Captain Kirk. Of course I'm up to semantics."
"I'm Captain Kirk. Of course I'm up to semantics."
Kirk: "Semantics... What colour skin do their women have, again?"
My one bad habit is that I do things too quickly. I'm used to playing in the pro scene for other games, so I do stuff really quickly (but I always announce my intentions), it just might be too quick for a more cooperative game like this.
My other bad habit is that I'm very critical of people who accidentally bump models on the table.
I always rhink as long as you are not being beligerent your fine.
I constantly make sarcastic exclamations and insest my opponent makes explosion noises as they romove ships from the board. But the funny thing is I am the least competitive person on the planet. Some may view my activities as poor sportsmanship but honestly the louder, goofier and more sarcastic i get indicates the level of fun I am having.
At the end of the day as long as your still freinds at the end of the game your good.
My favorite part of Armada is that it's considered bad sportsmanship if you don't incessantly quote Star Wars, instead of all the other games where it's the other way around.
Concessions aren't bad sportsmanship, I played two games Saturday and conceded once and had my opponent concede to me in the other. In both cases it was blindingly clear that 10-0 was inevitable (sadly, it was turn two where that was clear for the former). I can get a defeatist attitude as well, so you have my sympathies OP. Sounds cliche but it works: Take a deep breath, pause for a moment and then concede instead of doing it in the heat of the moment.
On the other hand, it may be valuable to play it out anyway. When I was a younger idiot, I deployed all of my squadrons around Salvation, leaving Yavaris escort-less. Three turns in I was ready to give up but he managed to drive his GSD off the board, letting me take a 9-1 victory.
My one bad habit is that I do things too quickly. I'm used to playing in the pro scene for other games, so I do stuff really quickly (but I always announce my intentions), it just might be too quick for a more cooperative game like this.
My other bad habit is that I'm very critical of people who accidentally bump models on the table.
But it is SO easy to bump the dang models! (I guess that's why you listed it as a bad habit.)
I will say that it took every ounce of patience and restraint I had not to blow a gasket when my brother knocked the antenna off my first VSD.
Bumping things from their positions on the table is inevitable, which is why the Tournament Rules have a section on it that essentially tells you not to do it deliberately, and to be chill when things happens.
Bumping things from their positions on the table is inevitable, which is why the Tournament Rules have a section on it that essentially tells you not to do it deliberately, and to be chill when things happens.
The situation is made considerably worse playing with a clumsy opponent.
Bumping things from their positions on the table is inevitable, which is why the Tournament Rules have a section on it that essentially tells you not to do it deliberately, and to be chill when things happens.
The situation is made considerably worse playing with a clumsy opponent.
Apologies in advance if this has already been said but conceding in tournaments does annoy me, regardless of the player's intent/justification. Family emergencies come up, for sure, and this is a game, but no one wants to walk away with an overall tournament win if the results include 10-0 concessions. It taints the end product.
In the lab? Anything goes.
For the record, OP did mention that this was a really small tourney so assuming no one traveled etc, no big deal. Hell, the OP is talking about it so good on him/her for that.
I think the hardest thing for people to resist in gaming is to blame results on dice, etc. It's fine, and possibly true the entire game came down to one final roll, but let the victory be sweet for the winner. Walking away mumbling, "...would have never happened if I'd just made that bomber roll..." makes you look like you're sad about your wet Pampers and detracts from the good feels the winner gets.
Which is why my squadrons have metal washers on the bottom
Bumping things from their positions on the table is inevitable, which is why the Tournament Rules have a section on it that essentially tells you not to do it deliberately, and to be chill when things happens.
The situation is made considerably worse playing with a clumsy opponent.
I'm also talking about bumping entire ships... or like in my last game, almost flipping it over completely.
Which is why my squadrons have metal washers on the bottom
Bumping things from their positions on the table is inevitable, which is why the Tournament Rules have a section on it that essentially tells you not to do it deliberately, and to be chill when things happens.
The situation is made considerably worse playing with a clumsy opponent.
I'm also talking about bumping entire ships... or like in my last game, almost flipping it over completely.
That's a valid tactic for Star Destroyers - fewer guns on the opponent but your depleted top shields can recharge while the fresh bottom ones face the enemy. Of course when I do it, it's "not in the rulebook" and "You're not even playing this game". Sheesh, sticklers.
Rules lawyers, amiright?
For those of you who watch "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," there's an episode where the gang makes up a game (Chardeemacdennis). As long as people don't have to nail the table down before you start playing, you can live with some of the poor choices you've made in games.
I think there is a difference between talking about dice rolls that could have changed the outcome post game and complaining during the game.
Its fun when you have an opponent who can discuss those sorts of things. I miss that when I play X Wing. Kinda hard to remember everything over the course of 90 minutes and umpteen turns.
But hey, things happen. It's a game. Just learn and enjoy. If you're not enjoying, you're in it for the wrong reasons.
Every time I glance at this thread in the list, a part of me reads it as "Cutting yourself for bad sportsmanship".
I...I don't recommend anyone do that.
/yes, I might just need professional help
