"The Most Important Rule" Topic

What is the Most Important Rule of miniature wargaming?

Don't talk about miniature wargaming (unless you want to be called a geek)

Play fairly, win without conceit and lose graciously.

Don't be a

"Nothing may be done contrary what could or would be done in actual war" (from Jane's Revised Rules for the Naval Wargame 1905-6).

Always thank the Game Master.

Have fun.

Tony

Play fairly, win without conceit and lose graciously.

+1 Joes Shop

Joe's Shop +2

Thought I like Extra Crispy's shorter answer as well.

win at any cost, even if if means alienating all of your friends!

Roll anything but a one.

+3 Joes Shop.

Don't cheat.
Be a good winner and loser.
Admit when you're wrong.

Solve disputes with a 50-50 roll. And what Extra Crispy said.

Extra Crispy pretty much nailed it.

+4 Joe's Shop.

It's a game. Have fun.

Respect the figures and terrain you are gaming with. Especially if none of it is yours.

What extra crispy said.

What John Armatys said – excellent advice/rule for any wargame.

never play with unpainted, unbased, unflocked figures.

War Games has absolutely nothing to do with war.

The referee may not always be right, but he is never wrong.

Variation on the previous.

Rule 1.3 The gamemaster's word is law during the game. You may not like it, but set it aside and discuss AFTER the game.

Same as in most important rule in life: don't be an asshole.

Remember it is a game and the point is to enjoy it.

If you want people to pretend to be interested in your stupid little corner of wargaming, pretend to be interested in their stupid little corner of wargaming.

Behave like a Gentleman, be treated like a Gentleman!

The easiest rule to follow to be sure!

If you don't get caught you are not cheating.

Move Miniatures and roll dice with the right hand. Doritos & Cheese Puffs should be eaten with the left hand only.

What Extra Crispy said.

The one that wins should make sure the loser had a "blast in defeat!"

"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women "

"What John Armatys said – excellent advice/rule for any wargame."

That is fine, until you come across a player who wants to argue in microscopically tedious detail exactly what can and can't be done in actual war. At some point mention of squares broken by cavalry comes up, or the 3" mortar bomb which knocked out a Tiger II.

A much simpler and easier one has already been mentioned. Don't be a dick!

always have reserves

Avoid Newbury fast play rules…..

<ironic>Newbury fast play rules…..</ironic>

I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Opportunity Fire…there's got to be rules about opportunity fire or else I'm not playing!"

"You won't make that mistake, again."

No do-overs.

Ever.

Move Miniatures and roll dice with the right hand. Doritos & Cheese Puffs should be eaten with the left hand only.

Racist! Have you thought about us lefties!

Just wait until I create my left handed world dictatorship! No one will ever be able to play the guitar propper again.

Don't be "That Guy".

Don't set up unbalanced games to crush newbs and drive them away from the hobby.

It's hard, though, when someone does something blatantly suicidal. Once had a player accelerate into a salvo of kinetic impactors and then declared that the game was no good when his ship was torn apart! (The velocity that he added by accelerating added … a lot to the damage.)

Yep, don't be a , and when you are one (which we all are once in a while), live and learn by the experience

No one will ever be able to play the guitar propper again.

I can't play it proper now …

Ba-Dum-Crash!

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.

Gunfreak-
"Racist! Have you thought about us lefties!

Just wait until I create my left handed world dictatorship! No one will ever be able to play the guitar propper again."

My son and two of my brothers are lefties. You should see the dance we do around the dinner table when we all get together to eat a family dinner at the holidays. The three lefties each choose a corner seat so they are not banging elbows with us righties while trying to eat. And they never forget to remind us that "Lefties are the only people in their right mind."

Well I'm a fake lefty!

I eat, use guiatar, keyboad ect like a righty, the only things I do with my left is painting, stirring greavy and writing.