 ochoin  | 24 Aug 2015 2:23 a.m. PST |
I think many gamers are at least a little superstitious. The weekend was our annual two day demonstration wargame at our local Train & Hobby Show. Ligny this year. Needless to say there was a certain amount of mumbling against dice: "cold" dice being discarded for, hopefully, lucky dice etc. I'm not superstitious at all, so I won't mention I, as always,briefly placed my little metal figure of Napoleon on the Prussian backline. At any rate, I was wondering what the chief superstitions are amongst we wargamers. Clearly, I'm in the 'lucky talisman figure' camp. |
 Murphy  | 24 Aug 2015 4:30 a.m. PST |
1: Don't curse another persons dice by touching them without his permission… 2: Don't look at your buddy who is about to make an important roll and say "Don't roll a 1." |
| Winston Smith | 24 Aug 2015 4:41 a.m. PST |
If you keep rolling bad dice, switching them will only make things worse. |
| Old Wolfman | 24 Aug 2015 7:00 a.m. PST |
I usually wear a few days growth of facial hair and,if able,wear one of my 'con t-shirts(Origins,CharCon,HMGS/GL),and remember to breathe. Also,been known to wear a photo keychain with a picture of my wife in it. |
| Bismarck | 24 Aug 2015 9:01 a.m. PST |
Terrement, that is very true…at least in Sicilian culture and I think other parts of Italy as well. For some reason, the number 17 is their unlucky one. Asked just about every Italian customer I had and never got an answer as to why! |
| Weasel | 24 Aug 2015 9:41 a.m. PST |
Unpainted troops shoot worse. |
| brass1 | 24 Aug 2015 10:48 a.m. PST |
Newly painted troops die first. My dice are always cold. At one point during a game at a FLGS I asked one of the other players to buy me a half-dozen D6s and wrap them in a handkerchief, which I stuck in my back pocket and didn't remove until I needed to roll. Even brand new dice, insulated from my bad luck juju until the last minute, rolled just as badly as the ones I've used for years. LT |
| Great War Ace | 24 Aug 2015 11:08 a.m. PST |
If I am focused on the "the game" I will roll like crap. If my mind is on something else, and "the game" is only happening because I was committed to others to be there, in other words, "I don't care what happens", then I will roll better than anyone else in the room. Perverse gods of chance and fate. The answer is, of course, "don't care". But that answer means, "why am I doing this stupid game/hobby in the first place?" If doing well means having to not get emotionally involved with the game, why bother?… |
| Timbo W | 24 Aug 2015 11:13 a.m. PST |
The ancient Airfix Sherman with a missing wheel or two and wonky gun always survives. |
 etotheipi | 24 Aug 2015 1:02 p.m. PST |
If I game past 2300, I will turn into a pumpkin. It's either that, or I will fall dead asleep about 20 min after taking my amitriptyline … |
| wrgmr1 | 24 Aug 2015 7:17 p.m. PST |
I cannot say how many times one of our chaps has said roll a one! It happens. Especially to me….. |
| Shaun Travers | 25 Aug 2015 1:38 p.m. PST |
Only two, and they are the same a Murphy's – don't touch other peoples dice and don't say what someone should not roll! |
| Clays Russians | 29 Aug 2015 8:50 p.m. PST |
timbo that's funny,,,,,,, When I reach in my pocket and put my rosary on the table people cringe.,,,, actually it's quite amusing |
| Old Contemptibles | 04 Sep 2015 3:34 a.m. PST |
I think many gamers are at least a little superstitious. A little! We are talking about wargamers! |
takes another stab at building a more perfect flight stand.