2 of my bother in laws played with me regularly. One still does.

Me: I got this cool star wars game. You command star wars ship models with tokens, rulers and stuff.

Brotherinlaw#1(BIL1): cool, sounds interesting.

Me: yeah I also have been working on additional rules for a multi game campaign where you gain credits for wins and can upgrade and buy new ships.

BIL1: oh cool so everything counts and you can lose ships and stuff?

Me: Yeah and I'm creating different scenarios, do you want to start a campaign with me.

BIL1: yeah sure.

We played maybe 3 or 4 games.

Me: Do you want to play our next game?

BIL1: I'm tiered, not tonight.

Me: Ok, maybe next weekend.

BIL1: yeah sure.

*Next week*

Me: Do you want to play our next game?

BIL1: Not tonight I'm working on code for a game I'm making.

Me: Ok maybe another time.

*Another time*

Me: Do you want to play our next game?

BIL1: Nah, I'm gonna ahh go do that thing tonight...

Ok maybe another time.

*A couple weeks later*

Me to my wife: Hey, would you mind if BIL1 comes over for armada.

Wife: Babe, he doesn't like that game, it's long and you play to late.

Me: why doesn't he just tell me that.

Wife: CAUSE YOUR OBSESSED WITH THAT DUMB GAME AND HE DOESN'T WANT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS?

ME: I DONT CARE IF HE DOESNT WANT TO PLAY JUST DONT STRING ME ALONG THINKING YOU WANT TO...

I stopped asking him after that.

And the other brother in law

Me: Want to play armada (8:00pm.)

BIL2: sure.

*2am after set up and fleet building and plying 3 rounds with a noob.*

BIL2 falling asleep at the table.

Me: you want to go to bed?

BIL2: ummm... Yeeeaaaahhhh...

Me: can we finish the round?

BIL2: oookay...

* Months later after many games*

Me to my wife: do you mind if BIL2 comes over to play armada tomorrow night?

Wife: MY BROTHERS DONT WANT TO PLAY THAT DUMB GAME. ITS LONG AND YOU PLAY TO LATE.

Me: WELL I TRY NOT TO PLAY DURING THE DAY CAUSE I WANT TO HELP YOU WITH OUR SON. WHY CANT THEY JUST TELL ME THIS.

WIFE: I DONT CARE WHEN YOU PLAY. CAUSE THEY DONT WANT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS AND YOUR OBSESSED WITH THAT GAME.

ME: IM A GROWN **** MAN THAT PLAYS WITH TOY SPACE SHIPS, I CAN HANDLE SOME ONE TELLING ME THEY DONT WANT TO PLAY, THEY CAN TELL ME THE TRUTH.

WIFE: JUST PLAY DURING THE DAY WITH BIL1.

Me: OKAY

Dude, what points level are you playing at that your starter games are taking that long?

hahahaha This is the best thread ever. Bar non

Me: Finally gets mate round for a game on the promise of beer

Him: "want another beer?"

Me: "No the beer will impair my judgement, and you should stop to cause your VSD is just floating out in space doing nothing!"

Him: Sigh, pssst, opens another can.

ARMADA: A game of tactical addiction in the Star Wars Universe.

Day 1

@miferr: Hey @CaribbeanNinja, hey @moodswing5537, wanna try this new game out? It is called Armada. "A game of tactical fleet combat in the Star Wars Universe."

CNinja and Mood: "Sure."

Day 2

CNinja:Ok so I bought the core and this one called a "gladiator"

Mood: I got the core and the "Assault Frigate Mark 2"

CNinja: Yeah we ought to be good with that.

Day 3

CNinja: Okay, I saw they were having a sale on Corvettes, so I got 6 of them.

Mood: 6!?

CNinja: Yeah. I, mean maybe you can run a lot of them all over the place?

Mood: Like a swarm? I guess that might be cool.

CNinja: Oh yeah and I got two more Victory Star Destroyers because they look really cool.

Mood: I got an extra Nebulon B

Miferr: Wait, you guys have how many ships now?

Day 4

Mood: I bought some squadron packs.

CNinja:Sqaudrons? Do you think anybody will ever use that many?

Mood: Who knows, but I want to try them.

CNinja: Okay I'll get two packs of each faction for now.

WAVE TWO ROLLS AROUND...

Mood: I just bought four MC30s.

CNinja: Holy ****

Mood: I think we are addicted.

CNinja: You think?

Miferr: Wait, you guys have how many ships now?

WAVE THREE/FOUR...

CNinja: Dude, I don't think they are going to stop making ships.

Mood: We are in too deep.

CNinja: That Interdictor though! I'll just get one to start. And I'm going to Worlds in November. It may be a once in a lifetime kind of thing!

WAVE FIVE...

CNinja: Okay, we need to make a pact. Only two ships , maybe three per wave.

Mood: Agreed.

Miferr: Wait, you guys have how many ships now?

CNinja: Hey you going to Worlds in May?

Mood: Hell yeah I'm going to Worlds in May.

Miferr: Okay, if you guys are going, I'm going.

Mood: Does @FunkyPriest(Cninja's son) want to go?

CNinja: I'll ask him. Worlds is awesome! I wonder how much rent is in Roseville.

6 hours ago, Alzer said:

Dude, what points level are you playing at that your starter games are taking that long?

It was because he was new and I have to teach him the game. He was distracted and it wasn't moving fast. Multiple things made the game long. Also it may have been like 100 am and round 4 or 5 but I don't remember. And by the time we got down to the basement it was probably 10:00

5 hours ago, CaribbeanNinja said:

ARMADA: A game of tactical addiction in the Star Wars Universe.

Day 1

@miferr: Hey @CaribbeanNinja, hey @moodswing5537, wanna try this new game out? It is called Armada. "A game of tactical fleet combat in the Star Wars Universe."

CNinja and Mood: "Sure."

Day 2

CNinja:Ok so I bought the core and this one called a "gladiator"

Mood: I got the core and the "Assault Frigate Mark 2"

CNinja: Yeah we ought to be good with that.

Day 3

CNinja: Okay, I saw they were having a sale on Corvettes, so I got 6 of them.

Mood: 6!?

CNinja: Yeah. I, mean maybe you can run a lot of them all over the place?

Mood: Like a swarm? I guess that might be cool.

CNinja: Oh yeah and I got two more Victory Star Destroyers because they look really cool.

Mood: I got an extra Nebulon B

Miferr: Wait, you guys have how many ships now?

Day 4

Mood: I bought some squadron packs.

CNinja:Sqaudrons? Do you think anybody will ever use that many?

Mood: Who knows, but I want to try them.

CNinja: Okay I'll get two packs of each faction for now.

WAVE TWO ROLLS AROUND...

Mood: I just bought four MC30s.

CNinja: Holy ****

Mood: I think we are addicted.

CNinja: You think?

Miferr: Wait, you guys have how many ships now?

WAVE THREE/FOUR...

CNinja: Dude, I don't think they are going to stop making ships.

Mood: We are in too deep.

CNinja: That Interdictor though! I'll just get one to start. And I'm going to Worlds in November. It may be a once in a lifetime kind of thing!

WAVE FIVE...

CNinja: Okay, we need to make a pact. Only two ships , maybe three per wave.

Mood: Agreed.

Miferr: Wait, you guys have how many ships now?

CNinja: Hey you going to Worlds in May?

Mood: Hell yeah I'm going to Worlds in May.

Miferr: Okay, if you guys are going, I'm going.

Mood: Does @FunkyPriest(Cninja's son) want to go?

CNinja: I'll ask him. Worlds is awesome! I wonder how much rent is in Roseville.

@CaribbeanNinja is correct. This is to the letter how it happened too....except I bought 5 MC30's....

12 hours ago, moodswing5537 said:

I bought 5 MC30's....

Good man.

Story time (and this one is actually very recent and dare I say, ongoing)

So, to give some context, I introduced armada to a friend who works in a LGS and now, he organizes tournaments, including the upcoming store championship.

- Me: So, when is the store championship?

- LGS worker: On **** **th (not giving too much details to prevent blowing my cover)

- Okay cool, I'll be there.

A few weeks later:

- LGS: Change of date, because of a particular holiday and because some people complained, it'll be on **** **th

- Me: Oh... really? I had one date in the entire month in which I already had something, and that's the date you want to change the tournament

- Sorry, can't do anything.

- Ok...

A few hours later, I talked to the majority of the contestants (I talked to around half of them, we're just a dozen regulars after all)

-Me: Yo, I really think **** **th is a better date for the tournament, anyone else can attend at that date?

- Contestants: Yeah sure, I guess we can change the date to **** **th.

- Cool

A few hours later, after peer pressure to the tournament organizer:

- Me: hey, I talked to people and **** ** is really a better date because at least 4-5 more persons will be able to attend

- LGS: Well, I guess the date will be **** ** if this fits more people

- Me: Yay! I can attend now!

and that's how I will be able to attend my first store championship