Help support TMP


"How Cats Can Participate in a War Game" Topic


19 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please don't call someone a Nazi unless they really are a Nazi.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the Modern Discussion (1946 to 2013) Message Board

Back to the Historical Media Message Board

Back to the WWII Discussion Message Board


Areas of Interest

General
World War Two on the Land
Modern

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Link


Featured Ruleset


Featured Showcase Article

GF9 Fire and Explosion Markers

Looking for a way to mark explosions or fire?


Featured Profile Article

First Look: Battlefront's Dunkirk House

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian explores a new house and finds an old friend.


Current Poll


Featured Book Review


Featured Movie Review


2,444 hits since 5 Jun 2013
©1994-2024 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?

SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER05 Jun 2013 6:06 a.m. PST

Well that's pretty much how most cat wargames go!
Kittzilla Strikes!

John the OFM05 Jun 2013 6:13 a.m. PST

They do not choose sides. they are impartial.

Rogzombie Fezian05 Jun 2013 6:25 a.m. PST

catzilla

Ceterman05 Jun 2013 6:28 a.m. PST

That's how my cats play the game. You die, the girl dies, everyone dies….
Thanks Tim!

mysteron Supporting Member of TMP05 Jun 2013 6:56 a.m. PST

I found that quite funny.:)

Our cat will jump up onto the gameing table but TBH she is very nimble and rarely knocks any models .

Eclectic Wave05 Jun 2013 7:13 a.m. PST

Not quite cats in wargames, but we used them as terrain in a Sci-fi space battle game.

Back in the late 70's and early 80's we used to play the Star Fleet Battle Manual game and Alien Space. The games uses models you moved around on the floor and fishing line to line up shots. The fishing line was irresistible to the cats in the house, and they would often run up, grab a fishing line and drag the models off to other parts of the house.

We dubed them "Space warps" and where ever you got dropped, you had to 'fly' back to the battle from. The laughs we got from my friend having his heavy Fed cruiser dropped in the back yard and making him 'fly' it back in through the cat door was priceless.

Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP05 Jun 2013 7:28 a.m. PST

My "Katz" from PFC SEM Line – link evil grin

CorpCommander05 Jun 2013 8:40 a.m. PST

If you want your cat to provide a real surprise use an uncovered sand table. Your guests will find surprises and fun under every dune!

Uesugi Kenshin Supporting Member of TMP05 Jun 2013 9:30 a.m. PST

Kities face when he gets clonked in the head is classic

2 of my kitties favorite thing to do is carry off individual palm trees.

They are marvelous creatures.

Archeopteryx05 Jun 2013 11:43 a.m. PST

Anyone remember Kitten Kong?

YouTube link

Brian Smaller05 Jun 2013 12:16 p.m. PST

A cat jumping on the wargame table would just be another reason to get the rifle out.

Ceterman05 Jun 2013 1:01 p.m. PST

And aim it at you?

capncarp05 Jun 2013 2:19 p.m. PST

Meee-ow! No way to stop him now!
Go, go Cat-zilla!

Meee-ow! There go Hong Kong 'n Macao!
Go, go Cat-zilla!

History shows us time after time
the fight is often won by felines …Cat-zilla!

With deep apologies to Blue Oyster Cult.

14Bore05 Jun 2013 2:58 p.m. PST

My two furry monsters can't get to my game board, but my painting at the computer all winter, I use a felt pad for the figures I' painting and it is a nice soft to lay on figures or not.

Brian Smaller05 Jun 2013 4:02 p.m. PST

And aim it at you?

I seriously doubt it. Around where I live I shoot cats all the time. Townies dump unwanted pets out in the countryside and they become feral. They are pests – the townies and the feral cats.

Ceterman05 Jun 2013 4:25 p.m. PST

I'd shoot the townies then. No way I could shoot a cat, or a dog… Sorry you can't take em in, cat's are great friends & companions.
Peter

Mike Target08 Jun 2013 7:18 a.m. PST

Never had an issue with Cats and Wargames.

Rabbits on the other hand….we've got one who gets very excited when I set up a game on the floor, I suppose to him all that greenery looks like some kind of indoor garden, and all the scenery has to be taste-tested.

Last time he ran off with a WSS dragoon. It was however just a feint; I found it abandoned behind the sofa and he'd doubled back to steal the tape measure!

The Other rabbit doesnt interfere with games. He just climbs onto my painting table and throws models against the book shelves…

Patrice08 Jun 2013 11:09 a.m. PST

I manage to keep my cats away from the wargames. But I must be cautious with some other friends who also would like to come into the house.

I was a bit shocked by Brian's post, till I noticed that it's about New Zealand, yes, I heard that cats are a real problem for wildlife there.

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.