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I would add: Bringing up politics. No discussion of current politics. Don't assume everyone has the same opinions. Errant dice are banished to a penalty box. At least pretend to cooperate with the other players on your side. Just roll the dice and see if you need the chart. Don't stand there and roll the dice in your hand for ten minutes. |
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| VOTING RESULTS | |||
| Answer | Votes | % | Chart |
Cheating | 46 | 17% |  |
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Public Indecency | 26 | 10% | |
Child Abuse | 29 | 11% | |
False Advertising | 19 | 7% | |
Enforcement | 8 | 3% | |
Falsification | 25 | 9% | |
Sweet Talk | 1 | 0% | |
Chemical Weapons | 28 | 10% | |
Lack of Character | 24 | 9% | |
Dice Abuse | 24 | 9% | |
all of the above | 18 | 7% | |
other | 0 | 0% | |
none of these | 2 | 1% | |
this is ridiculous | 20 | 7% | |
not my cup of tea | 1 | 0% | |
| POLL IS CLOSED |
| POLL DESCRIPTION | |
robert piepenbrink Recently the Wargames Police came up in discussion, leading me to consider when they should be called in. Poll set up by | |
Cheating | Obviously. But failure to let the opponent see and count the dice, or removal of the ruler prior to actual movement should at least result in a warning.
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Public Indecency | Troops should not appear unpainted or with primer only in any venue open to the public--and in other homes only with the host's permission.
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Child Abuse | No mocking of newbies until it's clear they understand the rules in question.
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False Advertising | 1812 with zombies or Romans v. Zulu may be fun games, but they are not historical games, and should not be so described. Nor should the convention listing say "rules will be taught" unless someone's prepared to actually do so. (Same with 'simple rules' but that's a little more open to debate.)
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Enforcement | Arrest anyone who wants to act like they're the Wargames Police by setting arbitrary rules that were never voted on.
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Falsification | Deliberate falsification of rules for personal advantage. (Though, to be fair, some rules writers need to either learn the language in which they are writing, or else hire a writer who can clearly explain the rules and their intent. I'm thinking of a particular series of rules, supposedly written by a research group.)
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Sweet Talk | I need doughnuts?
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Chemical Weapons | Non-existent personal hygiene used as a bio-weapon against opponents…
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Lack of Character | Reacting poorly to a string of bad luck. OK to roll your eyes and say 'Dang!', but don't sputter and fume for 15 minutes. You're not five years old anymore.
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Dice Abuse | No throwing them against a wall if you think they don't like you. (Sell them to an opponent. They may not like him either.)
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all of the above | Every single one of them. |
other | Please explain in the comments section. |
none of these | Or no opinion. |
this is ridiculous | Or very silly. |
not my cup of tea | Not tea-like. |
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