Here we go, the Yarkshire Gamer World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates starts today.
This is an information post which shows the overall draw and the detailed draw for Round 1 which was made on the latest episode of the Yarkshire Gamer Podcast. The overall draw is above, Round 1 below
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RULES
Each vote will appear on the Yarkshire Gamer FB page and the Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Facebook Group. I will not share the votes elsewhere on FB, but feel free to share onwards if you think there is interest.
Each match up will have its own vote and one vote will be started each day, I can't guarantee a start time due to work but I will try and set them off between midday and 6pm Yorkshire Time.
There will be an explanation of the organisers meaning included on each of the votes as some definitions have had to be considerably shortened to fit on the graphics below.
Each vote will last 72 hours, the hate with the most votes will proceed to the next round. Any draws (yes it has happened) will be subject to a 1 hour penalty shoot out vote at a time TBD but prior to the start of the next round.
Please enjoy the World Cup, we've had some great fun over the years doing this. Let's have loads of comments and interaction but please be polite with each other. Some will no doubt fail to see the humour in this and that's fine, but it is fun and Yarkshire Gamer might not be for you 😄
This was always designed to be those little things that maybe are unique to you and was inspired by the Wargames Room 101 feature from the Yarkshire Gamer Podcast, a perfect example would be Giles Allison's entry "Unpainted Flag Edges" it's a small thing but for some reason it sends my blood pressure into space, the bad thing is that now I've mentioned it, you won't be able to not see it again.
Team Round Dice for the win, from your none biased organiser 👍
Thanks for joining in and I'll see you at the start line later today
Regards Ken
Yarkshire Gamer
#wargames #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming
VOTE LINKS
Round 1 Match Up 1
Slow Players are those who take 2 hours to set up for a 3 hour game or just take forever to do anything, they aren't indecisive they are just slow
This vote is over Rivet Counters won by 326 votes to 172 and will meet Unpainted Flag Edges in Round 2
Round 1 Match Up 2
Round 1 Match Up 2 is Up for voting, who is going to go through to the next round, do you hate rules with no index or do those really thick bases push your buttons, get voting now, we've got 3 days to decide.
This vote is over Rules with no index won 352 votes to 110 and will meet Round Dice in Round 2
Round 1 Match Up 3
Round 1 : Match Up 3
Potentially a straight forward choice but you never know, this is a World Cup of Pet Hates after all, everyone hates cheats but a pile of different Counters behind a unit, that can drive you mad.
Cheats - those who break every rule possible to win, they use weighted dice (the dice in the toilet story on the Yarkshire Gamer Podcast is a classic) they use modified tape measures, argue about rules and then bend them the next move, it's not big and it's not clever.
Excessive Game Counters - often associated more with board games but it creeps into our hobby, X Wing is a classic none Historical example, hit, sheild, power, targeting etc etc markers piled up to the depth of the death star behind your ships. But its a thing in Historical Wargames too, multiple casualty Counters, next to an order and a charge marker, maybe a disorder marker it makes a beautifully sculpted set of terrain (with hills) look like a game of backgammon. Maybe just maybe it tips yoir scscales
VOTING LINK https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BsccC9tjB/
Round 1 : Match Up 4
Match Up 4 is up and running, do Unpainted #Miniatures pull your strings more than Maxing Out Points Lists (which the kids tell me is how one wins with DaOrcaBusterChopperCopterCannon in 40k)
Voting on the YG Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C6ZQRJB6t/
Round 1 : Match Up 5
We are over the hump in Round 1 and on the downhill run, it seems true hate is over ruling Pet Hates in the voting so far but I can only take the horse to the water 🤣
So which of these have you encountered and which drives you mad
Overly Competitive Wargamers - that person who just goes over the top whatever the situation, roll a double 6 and they are on the table shouting, "In your face, looser !) or they roll a double 1 and flip the table. Maybe a bit of serious sledging prior to the start of the game or the game face that never cracks a smile.
Those who criticise but don't do - I struggled for a short version of this and Armchair Quarterback (a bit American) came to mind later. That person who comes on social media and tells you your stuff is wrong, you ask for a pic of theirs and it never comes, they criticise your game organisation but never organise a game themselves.
I've met loads of Armchair QBs but very few OCWs so that's where my vote goes but OCWs was a huge winner in the Preliminary Round
Voting link here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EwyDconRV/
Round 1 : Match Up 6
Today's show down sees an annoyance up against a travesty of justice
Rules Lawyers - now there's nothing wrong with knowing the rules but when you use them solely to win and rather than use Historical Tactics or have, dare I say fun you make that extra mm move to get a plus one it starts to be annoying
Basing Tanks - is of course an absolute disgrace (now quiet down tank basers you've been knocked out already 😄) Lovely tank models lumbering across the table carrying 3 acres of muck with them and its the same muck, on a road, in a field, across a fjord, is just wrong. Tanks should be free to roam unchained from the shackles of a base.
Get voting now, only 2 more votes left in this round. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KoixLX8x1/
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