Storechampionship last year:

A table next to me someone got so upset that he took his y-wing and literally bit it in two. I have never seen something like that before. It's the moment where you want to die laughing but you know the "heat phase" of the guy is not over so better be quiet.

The only "bad loser" moments I have experienced is just your opponent going on and on about how bad they are flying. It starts from opening round of action until even after the game.

"Man, im just flying horrible today"

"This is the worse flying I have done in quite a while."

"Can I fly any worse?"

on and on and on

I sometimes take it as disrespect (depending on opponent), because maybe I am actually flying great? Perhaps you arent bumping into me, maybe I am blocking you? Nope, they are flying horrible and keep bumping into me, haha.

Most of us make mistakes when flying, but it could be your opponent is just good and reading your moves and instead of whining all game about how bad you are, give him props for his flying.

I have this problem whenever I'm feeling down and making mistakes. It's not meant to be disrespectful, but I imagine it comes across that way to my opponents. Been trying to curb this and keep positive even when I feel like I'm playing poorly. I've also tried to make sure I'm congratulating opponents on playing well.

Storechampionship last year:

A table next to me someone got so upset that he took his y-wing and literally bit it in two. I have never seen something like that before. It's the moment where you want to die laughing but you know the "heat phase" of the guy is not over so better be quiet.

This is amazing, though I would have laughed so hard during this so called "heat phase" (which sounds uber dirty btw)

huh, he didn't like the array?

I guess he gave your friend some negative feedback for his list

mate, I got some feedback for your puns... you might just throw yourself in to a wall!

better that than an aggressor, apparently

as a long time lurker I can say that I love you... it's easier to say online instead of in person #foreveralone

it's for the best, you wouldn't like me in person

I've been known to hurt myself and those around me and I have a one track mind, seemingly inflexible and incapable of introspection; capable of only going self-destructively forward (albeit very slowly) no matter what lies ahead

none of my exes have flung themselves into walls though, so I guess it ain't all bad

I wonder if these guys that displayed over the top behavior, behave the same during a casual Wednesday night game? I wonder if the "pressures" of competition bring out the Mr. Hyde in their personality?

I have a friend who hits himself when he makes mistakes, takes things way too seriously.

I have a reverse story, or at least I hope it is. I still don't know how the crap this happened, but in a game last year against a good opponent, who I've played a couple of times before, I proceeded to get a hit/crit on every single roll I made all game. I just happened to have the right modifications to come out to perfect damage every single attack.

I still feel bad about that since it really was an outlier. My opponent was just as flabbergasted as I was but was a very good sport about it. I'll never see a game like that again in my life, I'd wager. No idea if I'd have beaten him "fair and square"...

I wonder if these guys that displayed over the top behavior, behave the same during a casual Wednesday night game? I wonder if the "pressures" of competition bring out the Mr. Hyde in their personality?

Oddly enough for the worst offenders, it tends to be just as bad in casual games. Too much self-worth invested in winning toy soldiers.

My one and only bad experience as regionals where the guy kept complaining about how there was no skill involved in X-wing it was all dice, and would do so anytime he had even a avg roll.

He even went as far as to offer to sell his collection to people walking by so he could buy a game actually based on skill.

Laughed so hard here

I would have asked if he wanted to try dice masters

I have a friend who hits himself when he makes mistakes, takes things way too seriously.

Geez Thats some yu-gi-oh cartoon stuff man.

When they go on the FFG forums and complain about bad dice and OP ships. Oh wait that's not my opponent, that's me!

I only have one that would qualify as a 'bad loser' moment and it was in a casual game so no stakes whatsoever, which makes it even harder to understand:

I am running brobots and my opponent is running Vader, Juno and Alozen. At some point he forgets to do an action and Alozen and I move one of my bots. He realizes and asks for permission, to which I tell him sure, but no barrel roll, since he'd do that with full knowledge of where I moved (which he wouldn't have had he done it at PS5). He grumbles and takes a focus.

Couple of turns later I have dispatched Alozen and managed to corner Vader (blocked by one bot, clear shot from the other one). I shoot and miss, triggering gunner effect, shoot again. My bots had FCS, but I forgot to say I take it (there was no reason not to though), so I tell him after rolling 2nd attack dice (when I realized): I had no reason not to take the TL so can I take it now and re-roll. To my dismay he tells me no, I made a mistake and since I wanted to be all serious about mistakes earlier I should suffer the consequences. I had Crack Shot so Vader blew up anyway (had some previous damage), but it still felt cheap.

What a ****!

Had a guy accuse me of loaded dice. After he lost, he picked my dice up and started rolling them, saying "see, see!" after every hit or evade was rolled.

*shrug*

I think I was one of the bad sports once.I felt bad that my mistake of thinking that the attacker attacks and the defender defends was how the game is played. I could change a hit into an eye as the defender.. He said that I couldn't do that last and therefore he could use his focus to change it back. I said you'll do anything to win and hurt him.. I wish I could of understood the rules enough back then to not of been such an ass...I enjoy the game and don't ever want to take anyone's pleasure from enjoying it as much as myself

Storechampionship last year:

A table next to me someone got so upset that he took his y-wing and literally bit it in two. I have never seen something like that before. It's the moment where you want to die laughing but you know the "heat phase" of the guy is not over so better be quiet.

I can't remember having any "bad loser" moments in any of the games I've played to be honest; there are a couple of tournament matches which have gone brutally quick - as in, over in 15-20 minutes - but even then it's been a case of "well played" or "that's the way the game can go" rather than blaming the dice, cursing luck etc.

I did a store touney for WM at a LGS where I did not normally play.

I played a list they had not really given much consideration. I went up against one of their big fish in an early round; I won and it surprised him as he felt his list was nigh unbeatable.

For the rest of the matches, he would vocally cheer for my opponent in the game.

I took the overall win.

I played against a guy who tested out a Y for the first time against me and got really upset when my TIEs downed it. He said that he'd never fly it again and cried a little.

Sure he's my son, was 5 at the time, and this came on the heals of several wins with Chewie...but still!

Haha, this is the part where I trash my opponents for having a bad day! Lookit all those noob tears! Oh I wish I had my skull chalice Alice! I'd slake this terrible thirst...

I get upset sometimes because I lost spectacularly or I made the mistake of playing someone unsavoury or I'm not having fun. I've cursed green dice to the amusement of my foe and I've come home after a bad match and furiously rolled dice looking for the betrayer. I have also beat my wife a little bit in the heat of the moment! Haha, no. Domestic abuse isn't funny.

I am a poor sport sometimes and I like that about myself. I think it makes me seem more genuine when I can come back the next match or the next day and have a good laugh about it. Hell, I think I have more fun losing sometimes because then I can get really mouthy. Oh look DC made another stunning maneuver, shoot my face please! Hey you only rolled one hit on four dice? I didn't give you permission to use my dice, give 'em back! Lol.

Also, what good is a friendship if it can't handle a little heat? If you and your friends can't get a little frustrated with one another once in awhile, how can you know they're really your friends? If two pals can't play a game and have an argument or two then how do you test that bond? Whitewater rafting?

Storechampionship last year:

A table next to me someone got so upset that he took his y-wing and literally bit it in two. I have never seen something like that before. It's the moment where you want to die laughing but you know the "heat phase" of the guy is not over so better be quiet.

Him and yogurt guy should get together

Tasty yogurt Y-Wings, mmmmmh!

Not my opponent, but a related story that I think many of you would enjoy.

At a Store Championship a while back (first one that gave away the initiative coins instead of the medals) here in Southern Ontario. The two individuals in this story are friends that go way back. Lets call them J and E for the sake of the narrative.

J and E were scheduled to carpool to the store championship that morning, and E is fairly indecisive when it comes to his list building. So morning-of he requests to borrow a few cards/ships from J. A normal occurrence, but this was moments before J was heading out the door to go pick E up. Whatever, J went back inside to grab whatever card/ship it was. J gets in his car, E texts "oh and <another component to borrow>". J gets back out of his car to go get it. Again, gets back in his car turns on the ignition; "Oh, sorry, and <yet another>"

"Are you kidding me?!" goes in and gets it. While walking back into his house, J gets another text "When are you getting here?"

J's already off to a flying start this morning so he proceeds to rant about how he WOULD have already been there.

I don't know much of the details of the drive up but considering this pair bicker like a married couple on a good day, I'm sure the argument was amazing.

Anyway; Tournament time.

These two were doing mediocre and they were slated to face each other for the last round. Near the end of the game, J had a Ghost with 1 hull remaining, an Attack shuttle with 1-2 hull remaining, both with TLTs and E had a Y-wing with a TLT and not much hull, and I forget what the other ship was. But the other ship forgot that it had an upgrade that would've provided it an additional attack that turn. I think it was turret, but I can't remember exactly what it was. That same turn it died to the Ghost. A turn later the Ywing found itself in range 3 of both TLTs and got wrecked. At that point, they both remembered that the other ship had forgotten its attack. E, trying to press his luck after getting aggitated at his poor dice rolls, asked to go back and redo it since that would make a difference. J says "Hell no this is a tournament!"

The two do their usual banter, and J goes to shake E's hand. E says "I'm not shaking your hand" and walked away.

Most people at this particular tournament are all usual faces, so we all knew they shenanigans they get up to. We go gather around the desk where the TO was explaining how he was handing out the loot. Now, this particular TO also plays and is a really good player. So *normally* there's enough of those initiative coins for the top 3 or 4 players and one for the TO. In this case, the TO was also in the number 1 spot with his A-wing Crack swarm (Southern Ontario players know this guy ). Given the extra coin he decides to give the remaining coin to someone nominated as "most sportsman like" player.

I was aware of the shenanigans that had unfolded, and being the **** disturber that I am, I said "I nominate E!"

No one else spoke up.

TO goes "Alright. E!"

From the back of the room, with an emotion that can only be described as the bastard child of frustration and disbelief, J goes "WHAT?!"

Reading that pissed me off. You think being a **** stirrer is funny. Bravo D-Bag, your actions probably caused a rift between friends for a long time. You obviously don't understand what sportsmanship means.

Haha, this is the part where I trash my opponents for having a bad day! Lookit all those noob tears! Oh I wish I had my skull chalice Alice! I'd slake this terrible thirst...

I get upset sometimes because I lost spectacularly or I made the mistake of playing someone unsavoury or I'm not having fun. I've cursed green dice to the amusement of my foe and I've come home after a bad match and furiously rolled dice looking for the betrayer. I have also beat my wife a little bit in the heat of the moment! Haha, no. Domestic abuse isn't funny.

I am a poor sport sometimes and I like that about myself. I think it makes me seem more genuine when I can come back the next match or the next day and have a good laugh about it. Hell, I think I have more fun losing sometimes because then I can get really mouthy. Oh look DC made another stunning maneuver, shoot my face please! Hey you only rolled one hit on four dice? I didn't give you permission to use my dice, give 'em back! Lol.

Also, what good is a friendship if it can't handle a little heat? If you and your friends can't get a little frustrated with one another once in awhile, how can you know they're really your friends? If two pals can't play a game and have an argument or two then how do you test that bond? Whitewater rafting?

With friends this behavior might be acceptable. After all they are our friends in spite of ourselves. With strangers I think you have to maintain some sense of decorum otherwise you become "that guy" the one no-one wants to play against unless forced to.

Not my opponent, but a related story that I think many of you would enjoy.

At a Store Championship a while back (first one that gave away the initiative coins instead of the medals) here in Southern Ontario. The two individuals in this story are friends that go way back. Lets call them J and E for the sake of the narrative.

J and E were scheduled to carpool to the store championship that morning, and E is fairly indecisive when it comes to his list building. So morning-of he requests to borrow a few cards/ships from J. A normal occurrence, but this was moments before J was heading out the door to go pick E up. Whatever, J went back inside to grab whatever card/ship it was. J gets in his car, E texts "oh and <another component to borrow>". J gets back out of his car to go get it. Again, gets back in his car turns on the ignition; "Oh, sorry, and <yet another>"

"Are you kidding me?!" goes in and gets it. While walking back into his house, J gets another text "When are you getting here?"

J's already off to a flying start this morning so he proceeds to rant about how he WOULD have already been there.

I don't know much of the details of the drive up but considering this pair bicker like a married couple on a good day, I'm sure the argument was amazing.

Anyway; Tournament time.

These two were doing mediocre and they were slated to face each other for the last round. Near the end of the game, J had a Ghost with 1 hull remaining, an Attack shuttle with 1-2 hull remaining, both with TLTs and E had a Y-wing with a TLT and not much hull, and I forget what the other ship was. But the other ship forgot that it had an upgrade that would've provided it an additional attack that turn. I think it was turret, but I can't remember exactly what it was. That same turn it died to the Ghost. A turn later the Ywing found itself in range 3 of both TLTs and got wrecked. At that point, they both remembered that the other ship had forgotten its attack. E, trying to press his luck after getting aggitated at his poor dice rolls, asked to go back and redo it since that would make a difference. J says "Hell no this is a tournament!"

The two do their usual banter, and J goes to shake E's hand. E says "I'm not shaking your hand" and walked away.

Most people at this particular tournament are all usual faces, so we all knew they shenanigans they get up to. We go gather around the desk where the TO was explaining how he was handing out the loot. Now, this particular TO also plays and is a really good player. So *normally* there's enough of those initiative coins for the top 3 or 4 players and one for the TO. In this case, the TO was also in the number 1 spot with his A-wing Crack swarm (Southern Ontario players know this guy ). Given the extra coin he decides to give the remaining coin to someone nominated as "most sportsman like" player.

I was aware of the shenanigans that had unfolded, and being the **** disturber that I am, I said "I nominate E!"

No one else spoke up.

TO goes "Alright. E!"

From the back of the room, with an emotion that can only be described as the bastard child of frustration and disbelief, J goes "WHAT?!"

Reading that pissed me off. You think being a **** stirrer is funny. Bravo D-Bag, your actions probably caused a rift between friends for a long time. You obviously don't understand what sportsmanship means.

Some people bicker, I highly doubt they ended their friendship over that. Never know I guess, if that caused a friendship to end, then it was only a matter of time anyway, and hey, nobody else spoke up. If people don't say anything, then silence is considered an agreement

Templars actions pissed me off. Give the coin to someone deserving, not to someone that they saw be a bad sport.

I was running my mindlinked Scyks against a decivader-2 pocket ace plus Academy list. I burned down the Decivader in 2 rounds before he old hurt me too badly. He was already having problems landing damage. He had one of my SD Scyks fully tokened at range 1 from two of his ties and range 3 from the 3rd. Did not land one hit. He rage-quit at this point.

It's simple, if they win they're better players, if I win, I'm lucky.

It's pretty consistent.

oh god. We've got this one guy in our league who, when you ask him about his game, you get one of two answers:

- an epic retelling of how he was brilliant, his list was great, and his opponent made stupid errors

- "my dice were awful."

you can tell whether he won or not based entirely on whether there's a story to tell or if he just goes straight to the dice.