The shame of it....

Started by TinyTerrain, 13 August 2013, 10:30:04 PM

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TinyTerrain

My wife doesn't play wargames, or should I say didn't!

We played star and Garter tonight for the first time; me French, her English. She kicked my arse! Her spies nobbled one of my knights before the battle even started and then she shredded me with a combination of longbows and solid rallying by her king.

THE SHAME OF IT, I even wrote the flipping rules!

Off to bed.....

Craig   :P

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Quote from: Last Hussar on 13 August 2013, 10:45:21 PM
Well, there's your problem...

Beat me to it  =O

The rules obviously work perfectly  :-bd

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petercooman

Well, still beats the family think i'm playing with toys

:D ;D

Steve J

You're in the same company as Rick Priestley, so no shame there then. Now as others have said, the rules work perfectly well in that the English won :D. Huzzah!

Oh and well done on getting a family member to play a wargame. As you know my sole family interest is my son having his Daleks blow up every tank in sight! Once he's achieved total victory, off he goes...

Techno

Quote from: Ithoriel on 13 August 2013, 11:10:06 PM
Never met a game designer, self included, who did well at their own game.

Hah !
You never play tested Space Hulk against 'Hal'.
He changed the rules while you were playing to make sure he won. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Womble67

Hi there
          Occasionally I manage to talk my missus and my daughter into having a game. However, I have never yet managed to win one game they have such an amazing luck with the dice it is totally unreal.

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Quote from: Fenton on 14 August 2013, 08:21:47 AM
My wife isn't interested in doing it anymore....I can only play by myself now in the back bedroom now....Not as much fun but at least I get a result

Oh I don't know...

Playing 'solo' can be lots of fun...

Oh, you meant wargaming... :-[
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Hertsblue

Quote from: Techno on 14 August 2013, 07:21:22 AM

He changed the rules while you were playing to make sure he won. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil

I used to play with someone who did that. Under his rules the best unit to clear a wood was the Polish Guard Lancers! Que?  :o
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Cheer up Hertsblue lots of blokes pay fortunes to be beaten by a woman - at least your beating was free! Lol!