Forget chaos gods—these Warhammer 40k game night fails brought the real carnage. Messy minis, rules rage, and more tabletop trauma await.
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Show Summary:
This week brought some stories from personal hobby game nights, from bad minis to raging out and other tabletop gaming chaos. Here are the key takeaways:
- Intro & Guest Introductions (00:01–01:16)
- Hosts Rob Bear, Kenny Bucher, Wyatt Turk, Mike Haspil, and guest Greg (“Agent of Chaos”) kick off the episode.
- Greg is a long-time friend and former team member known for his chaos-themed armies and Reddit nickname, “The Reddit Assassin.”
- Fun Debate: Deadpool vs. Roger Rabbit (01:59–08:53)
- Hobby Talk: Models, Prices & 3D Printing (10:35–17:01)
- Emperor’s Children combat patrol discussed; price hikes noted (Battleforces now $240).
- Pop Goes the Monkey’s 10th anniversary giveaway announced.
- WarMachine offering free STL files – seen as a bold move in the wargaming community.
- Rumors & New Releases (18:29–20:07)
- Speculation around Space Marine 2.0 reboot and other upcoming releases like Votann, Dark Eldar, and Knights.
- Rumor engines pointing to new Space Marine units.
- Game Night Horror Stories Start (20:07–24:58)
- Story of a near fistfight in Texas after a rage quit escalated to tire slashing.
- Debate over model placement rules like “wobbly model” and tabletop elevation arguments.
- Etiquette at Big Tournaments vs. FLGS (30:07–33:34)
- Importance of good behavior at major events like Adepticon.
- Using chess clocks to manage slow players and reduce stalling or rules lawyering.
- Dice Cheating & Rules Lawyering (33:34–37:33)
- Examples of players cherry-picking dice rolls and using loaded terrain/dice trays.
- Emphasis on fairness and consistency in declaring dice-rolling methods.
- Epic Fails: Models Destroyed at Events (39:12–42:32)
- Multiple stories of full armies being destroyed accidentally — from drunken falls to tables getting bumped.
- Notably, an Imperial Knight army was once destroyed during an LVO stream.
- Pet Peeves at Local Game Stores (44:12–47:31)
- Greg vents about “small pond big fish” players who act overly confident at casual events.
- Other annoyances include unsolicited advice mid-game and overuse of laser pointers for line-of-sight disputes.
- Closing Thoughts & App vs. Cards Debate (49:12–52:19)
- Frustration with digital scorekeeping apps and rule accessibility.
- Many players still prefer writing scores manually or using physical rule cards, but supply issues persist.
- J15 Games Has Your Game Aides, Tokens & Templates!
- Get Your Precision Dice from Baron of Dice
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