The Loose Association of Wargamers

6). The deep satisfaction and relief at returning to last night's matt varnished miniatures and finding them actually matt rather than shiny or frosty.

World2dave wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:02 pm ...explaining to Ken how you've arrived at "they're wiped out Ken, all dead, you can pack them away again

"That's 280 casualties...so your 40 figure Regt is dead"
"What!...all of them?"
"Yes Ken, they're all dead"
"Not the Command Group?"
"Yes Ken they're all dead."
"What about these at the end of the line?"
"They're all dead Ken."
"...and the ones behind?"
"They're all dead Ken, everyones dead, all of them are dead, not one is still alive, they are all dead Ken."
"Bugger "

7) Finding a relieving (not even necessarily comfy) chair to flop down into after spending what seemed like an eternity moving your entire army to a part of the table that required you to stand at an angle that totally and utterly fucked up your back.

8) Finding that it was your opponent's chair and that he now has to make a similar move.

9) Making that similar move (see above) and then finding a spare chair to sit on.

10) When lunch arrives.

explaining to Ken how you've arrived at "they're wiped out Ken, all dead, you can pack them away again, at least they looked pretty" after rolling a big pile of dice.

Yes, I did have a moment of childlike bewilderment. GM explaining that he wasn't cheating as he emptied another bucket of dice on the table.

Just for that, three of my six battalions will be sombrero wearing peons for our 2018 bash.

11) Getting to the lunch spread before Peeler hoovers up the lot

12) telling EB he needs 'anything but a 1', knowing full well what happens next.

13. Opening a package and getting that first whiff of freshly lasered MDF.
14. When all of your warband make their post game recovery rolls
15. Guinness

16. Repairing your painting glasses with super glue and then immediately starting to paint some 20mm dragoons just to stop EB pestering you and then ten minutes later realizing you have glued your glasses to your nose...

17. When your unit of scruffy irregular cavalry see off not one, not two but three units of regular heavy cavalry. 17a. When that rout takes them all off the table.

Count Belisarius wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:08 pm 16. Repairing your painting glasses with super glue and then immediately starting to paint some 20mm dragoons just to stop EB pestering you and then ten minutes later realizing you have glued your glasses to your nose...

A lot of glue was there?