| yarkshire gamer | 23 Jun 2025 5:21 a.m. PST |
Round 2 is underway and the above 8 ties will be set off one each day starting today 23rd June 25. Each vote link will appear here along with a quick description and picture and the result will replace the vote link when complete. |
| yarkshire gamer | 23 Jun 2025 5:29 a.m. PST |
We are off again with Round 2 of the Yarkshire Gamer World Cup of #Wargaming Pet Hates & match up one sees the #Podcast "favourite" Round Dice up against Rules with no Index, 3 days to vote, there can be only one ! Vote link to YG FB page link |
 Dal Gavan  | 23 Jun 2025 2:22 p.m. PST |
Can you add my Rules with No Index please, Yarkie? I thought round dice were a joke. Admit it, that photo is a CGI hoax! |
| yarkshire gamer | 24 Jun 2025 6:42 a.m. PST |
Dal, they are real mate and need to be irradiated. Don't be fooled by Rules with No Index, Round Dice will take over if you let it ! |
| yarkshire gamer | 24 Jun 2025 6:42 a.m. PST |
Round 2 : Match Up 2 I've been banging on (and being completely ignored 😆) about this being a World Cup of Pet Hates and everyone keeps going full out hate, there is so much anger out there, my next Podcast may well be Whale Song to calm people down 😆 Having said that, both of today's nominations are real Hates of mine ! Points Battles – to quote Winston Churchill "Never in the field of human conflict have 2 generals added up so many points to make a Battle even" I played a few points based games against a competition player at my old club, you may have heard me mention Mad Angus McMadmurderer on the Podcast. I have played scenarios ever since. Rules Lawyers – proved popular in the first round, they tend to be the sort of people who you only play once. We all need to know the rules but we don't need to avoid historical tactics and fun to spin the rules so we win a GAME. Could be a close one this, so let's have your votes, 3 days to as Bucks Fizz said "Make Your Mind Up" Vote link to FB link |
| yarkshire gamer | 25 Jun 2025 6:25 a.m. PST |
Round 2 – Match Up 3 The 3rd vote in this round sees a proper Pet Hate Up against a real hate, so with you lot I know which one is going to win 🤣 Unpainted Flag Edges are a scurge on the hobby, I've seen the just beautiful painted figures on lovely bases which are amazing, but all I can see is a huge white line down the edge of the flag and that's all I can see, it's a two minute job, there are no excuses. Thanks to Giles Allison who put these I Wargames Room 101. Rivet Counters – "I think you'll find" is a simple phrase but said in that certain nasal tone at a Wargames table you spent 5 years of your life putting together. We all like to be historically accurate but some can take it to a new level. Like the person who said my flag was too big on my Bradford City Pike Block, there is no helping some. After the other votes I can see where this will go but for #Wargames sake think of those flag edges. 3d days to vote, starting now Vote link (FB) link |
| Dal Gavan | 25 Jun 2025 1:23 p.m. PST |
Dal, they are real mate and need to be irradiated. That's scary! Only a grad engineer could design something so completely useless for it's purported purpose… But I still hate Indexless Rules more. Just had a thought (possibly)- what diameter are the dice? If they're <=19mm they'd fit my musket- no more casting my own ammo. On the other two definitely rules lawyers, but don't can't pick a pet hate for unpainted flag edges (only my own worry me) or rivet counters…… |
| yarkshire gamer | 26 Jun 2025 2:02 p.m. PST |
Round 2 : Match Up 4 I've given up trying to get it through to people that this is a Pet Hates World Cup but here goes anyway Unclear Dice Faces – whether it be some logo where the six should be or some smart arse who decided that Sumerian Numbers would be absolutely fine with everyone (it isnt) having things other than dots or actual readable numbers on dice is a crime against humanity. And then there are game specific dice where your "faction" just has to have its own dice (at 15.99 a pop) Smelly Gamers – apparently this really upsets people (making it an actual hate) but it's something I haven't encountered in a while. Maybe a scratch and sniff pad on the back of my next show ticket could remind me. Vote link (FB) link |
| Dal Gavan | 26 Jun 2025 4:07 p.m. PST |
Rivet counters (by a bee's eyelash) and unclear dice (too small, poor font, unpainted spots, etc ad liverum), mate. Who's using the World Cup to light the torches and shake the pitchforks? |
| yarkshire gamer | 26 Jun 2025 4:57 p.m. PST |
Dal, it's out of my control now, these are public nominations and votes, I'm just hanging on to the reins until its over ! |
| Dal Gavan | 27 Jun 2025 4:45 a.m. PST |
Good luck, mate- make sure the reins are good leather and that the girth's tight. :-) I'm looking forward to having the winner declared, Yarkie. Good job, mate. |
| yarkshire gamer | 27 Jun 2025 2:47 p.m. PST |
Round 2 : Match Up 5 Today we see a match up between two of the outside choices but the luck of the draw will see one if them in the Quarter Finals Sabot Bases – this is personal to me but they drive me mad 😆 they are useful for modern periods where troops are spread out and make things easier to move but for a shoulder to shoulder unit they look like they are socially distanced and a very tempting target for someone on horseback. Add it to a doorstep base and the sky is literally the limit. Incomplete Figure Ranges – 20 years after starting my WW1 Turkish Army with Woodbine Design figures they still haven't released the Cavalry, I'm obviously not that bothered 🤣 but this is for anyone who has been left hanging by a manufacturer after sinking hundreds of pounds into a project and they never bring out all the figures. 3 days to find out who the winner is Vote link link |
