Pegasus Knight
Sergeant
896 Posts
    
 | | 05/04/2006 3:59 PM |
| Disclaimer: Don't actually do any of this. I take no responsibility if you do this anyway and get literally thrown out of your FLGS.
Tournaments can be very serious events. In a group full of Playing To Win style competitors, it's a very 'ruthlessly efficient' environment, and while they are having fun, maybe lightening the mood is called for. Here's some fun ways to do it.
Act like Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney: Whenever your opponent commits a rules gaffe, don't calmly tell him "Ahh, that's not right," and summon a judge in polite fashion. That works, but it's far too dull. Instead, sharply stand up from your chair, point a finger at your opponent, and yell "Objection!" Then explain why they're wrong; this blows the case wide open!
Make color commentary: This works best if you happen to be Frank Caliendo and can imitate John Madden's voice, but it can still be done in your own voice. Just watch games and point out obvious stuff. "Now y'see, your Duergar Champion is gonna want to, gonna want to run up and hit that guy as hard as he can! And that's what great DDM is all about!"
Repaint figures mid-match: Bring some painting supplies along. This way if you run into an opponent who plays slowly, you have plenty of time to do repaints while it's their phase. Bonus points if you're Runelord and manage to derail other matches in progress by doing this.
Grow attached to your warband: Those of you who have played X-Com probably know you can get rather fond of a favorite soldier, and curse their demise if you're playing "Ironman style" where their death is permanent. Why not bring that over to DDM? Whenever a Cleric of your favorite god dies, weep. Lament how his loss is going to be a harsh setback to your deity's agenda.
Invent an Inquisition: If nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition, they won't expect yours either. Just before a key move in a match, yell something out like, "Nobody expects the Gruumsh Inquisition!" This is even more fun for Good pieces which wouldn't go 'inquisiting' anyone; "Nobody expects the Pegasus Inquisition!", or "the Human Commoner Inquisition!", etc. | |
- Irrationally Fanatical Champion of Pegasus-mounted cavalry
- Proud member of Team Low Tier Beasting: I play CG as my main faction!
- Garland, TX 2006 Qualifier Champion
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lalato
Underboss
1546 Posts
Urbana, IL
| | 05/04/2006 4:11 PM |
| Well Done! [:D]
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Ridureyu
Underboss
1622 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 4:11 PM |
| Quote old movies. Quote interesting old movies.
"Kill! Kill for the love of Kali! Kill for the love of Shiva! Kill! KILL! KILL!" -Gunga Din (1939) | |
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scruffydude7
Underboss
1196 Posts
Rock Hill, SC
| | 05/04/2006 4:19 PM |
| Funny stuff, bravo! I particularly like the inquisition bit.
By the way, Xcom: UFO Defense is one of the best games of all time. I recently dusted it off and started playing again for ol' times sake, and found myself hooked again. I am currently playing it instead of Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. | |
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scifirules
Sergeant
354 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 4:41 PM |
| quote:
Invent an Inquisition: If nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition, they won't expect yours either. Just before a key move in a match, yell something out like, "Nobody expects the Gruumsh Inquisition!" This is even more fun for Good pieces which wouldn't go 'inquisiting' anyone; "Nobody expects the Pegasus Inquisition!", or "the Human Commoner Inquisition!", etc.
*chuckles*
I have to try that sometime. | |
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millygoat
Warrior
297 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 4:46 PM |
| Getting into the character of your leader can be a lot of fun. I played a lot of lich last season, and nothing was more fun than cackling as your gleefully ordered your orc warriors to "keep that ravager busy for a round or two". That, and giggling as your Red Sammurai Lord Fluffimoto spews fiery death upon a swarm of goblin skirmisers basing a lich, and watching as gnoll skeletons errupt from the corpses. Ah, good times with that Lich :-p
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Jason Kean
Champion of the Entropic Reaper
Strong Advocate of the Lich Necromancer (Viva Lichdom!)
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Temperance
Sergeant
522 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 4:48 PM |
| | My favorite thing to do is when a Kobold Miner routs I yell, "Run, Kobold, Run!" like in forrest gump. | |
Champion of the common Flying Monkey (Fez optional)
Peter Lee on the WotC board
BAD WOLF
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maijstral
Underboss
2105 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 8:29 PM |
| I tried to have my steelheart archer surrender and convert.
surrounded by 3 mostly undamaged gith monks and no other member of the warband alive or anywhere near the steelheart offered her surrender and pledged herself to the cause of the gith. She refused to attack and insisted her honorable surrended be accepted.
Honorless Gith monks attacked and killed a defenceless unarmed combatant, talk about your warcrimes, for crying out loud they are both good. [:p] | | | |
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Raland
Sergeant
915 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 9:57 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Pegasus Knight
Invent an Inquisition: If nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition, they won't expect yours either. Just before a key move in a match, yell something out like, "Nobody expects the Gruumsh Inquisition!" This is even more fun for Good pieces which wouldn't go 'inquisiting' anyone; "Nobody expects the Pegasus Inquisition!", or "the Human Commoner Inquisition!", etc.
I am so stealing this!! Coming to a Toronto qualifier near you! | |
Champion of the Kender
ckissee - "providing TPK's since 2007"
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gordonboom
Sergeant
393 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 10:36 PM |
| I'm hopefully going to be at the Toronto qualifier.
I will laugh my a@@ off when you do it. | |
Champion of the Phaerimm
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3964 Posts
Adelaide
| | 05/04/2006 10:45 PM |
| LOL.
No one expects the inquisition.
Bring Ken and Barbie and have your minis 'pray' to them before starting skirmish. Call them the Mini Elder Gods.
Wear Velcro and make a big deal about it.
Eat stat cards as the mini dies/routes.
Make innuendos about where you keep your dice.
Speak backwards a lot.
Make up bizarre rulings you got off some guy on the internet | |
"Mutton yesterday, mutton today, and blimey, if it don't look like mutton again tomorrer." Bert the Troll - The Hobbit
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Runelord151
Underboss
1203 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 12:55 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Pegasus Knight
Repaint figures mid-match: Bring some painting supplies along. This way if you run into an opponent who plays slowly, you have plenty of time to do repaints while it's their phase. Bonus points if you're Runelord and manage to derail other matches in progress by doing this.
Hey! You figured out my plan for the qualifier....darn, now I have to work on a NOST instead[:D]. | | | |
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zdrake
Warrior
279 Posts
Albany, CA (near Berkeley)
| | 05/05/2006 1:28 AM |
| X-Com is a wonderful game, though it had many flaws. I was addicted for a long time. I can still see those red squares flashing in the lower right corner of the screen.
I like telling RPG-like stories about what's going through my figure's minds as the game goes on.
I think we need a bunch of Drider Sorcerers staging a protest at every DCI sanctioned match. | |
Champion of Acererak the Demi-Lich (w/ Epic Card)
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zenthrus
Warlord
5091 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 05/05/2006 1:38 AM |
| | Funny stuff. Not wise to do at tourneys, but funny none the less [:D] | |
Knight Warlord a.k.a. Commander (#32) in only 6 months. Where's my pie?
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Knight of the Large Dire Chicken
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 05/05/2006 4:18 AM |
| I have 2:
Hi my name is Alepulp:No honestly, this will get you a punch in the eye - it's great.
Close your eyes - I'm playing NOSTII and you may not see it: Insist that your warband is secret and that they mustn't tell anyone, or, at least, keep their eyes shut (Sorry, Jesse).[:p] | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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DaemonKain
Warrior
312 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 6:24 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by zdrake
I think we need a bunch of Drider Sorcerers staging a protest at every DCI sanctioned match.
Damn, that would be aweseome! We need to do this. We could make little picket line signs on toothpicks, and put them in the drider's hands, have a bunch in a line, etc. | |
-DaemonKain
Proud Mascot of Team Amish | |
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dagonet
Sergeant
442 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 12:29 PM |
| | When I'm feeling especially punchy, I bring a plush Charizard to tournaments to serve as a mascot. During the game, we chat, consult on strategy, and (if I'm playing someone I know) trash talk the opposition. "What's that, Raffarn? We're going to rock him like a hurricane?" "Yeah, I think you're right." [:p] | |
"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."
Champion of Kyuss and his Servants of Squishy Doom | |
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Venport
Sergeant
739 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 12:49 PM |
| | GOAL!!!! Every time you get a victory point from ether a kill or at the end of a round Yell GOAL!!! Just like the soccer announcers do | |
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forkedmoon
Underboss
1305 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 1:27 PM |
| Set up extra minis as a cheering section along the edge of the map. Each time you are about to kill an opposing mini give a thumbs down like a Roman Emperor.
I has a kid do this to me at WinterFantasy in league. Thankfully he didn't say "are you not entertained" after he whooped me. | |
Champion of Cyclops
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robby
Sergeant
918 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 1:34 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Pegasus Knight
Make color commentary: This works best if you happen to be Frank Caliendo and can imitate John Madden's voice, but it can still be done in your own voice. Just watch games and point out obvious stuff. "Now y'see, your Duergar Champion is gonna want to, gonna want to run up and hit that guy as hard as he can! And that's what great DDM is all about!"
You know, a great DDM post is all about DDM, and tells you a lot about DDM, and if it can be about DDM and tell you a lot about DDM and be funny, then its really a great DDM post. And this post is both great, is funny AND tells you a lot about DDM, which means this a great DDM post. This DDM post is such a great DDM post that this is the Brett Favre of DDM posts. And that means it is a really great DDM post, just like Brett Favre is a great football quarterback.
Caliendo rocks.
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orcmonk220
Underboss
1608 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 4:18 PM |
| | Disguised to the Max: When playing LE, leave your warband without 43pts. Now, play the game as if you have a Night Hag on the board (pretend to grab a mini, leave spaces clear at Set-Up, etc). See them hunt it down now! | |
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Venport
Sergeant
739 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 4:32 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by orcmonk220
Disguised to the Max: When playing LE, leave your warband without 43pts. Now, play the game as if you have a Night Hag on the board (pretend to grab a mini, leave spaces clear at Set-Up, etc). See them hunt it down now!
that;s cool | |
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scruffydude7
Underboss
1196 Posts
Rock Hill, SC
| | 05/05/2006 4:49 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by orcmonk220
Disguised to the Max: When playing LE, leave your warband without 43pts. Now, play the game as if you have a Night Hag on the board (pretend to grab a mini, leave spaces clear at Set-Up, etc). See them hunt it down now!
HAH! That would be hilarious. | |
Champion of the Revenant
Knight of the Elf Duskblade
Complete Trades: Oni, Kidkach, Melrune, callidusx3 | |
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Vrecknidj
Warlord
10429 Posts
United States
| | 05/05/2006 5:14 PM |
| Bring Gaze All Day. Leave it out at your table between matches. Hope your pending opponent thinks he's really going to be facing it.
Switch it with your real band right before time is called to roll map initiative.
[:)]
Dave | |
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Venport
Sergeant
739 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 6:34 PM |
| No matter how fast you opponet plays act ancy and try and get him to play faster by taping your watch and seeming board... Then Take take 5 min + on each creature... Counting an re counting...
Once you roll for init: Stand up and hold your self like you have to pee... Dance around.... if he asks ifyou need to pee... Say no i can hold it... Keep this up until the last movment of the game.... | |
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Awesome Sauce
Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7617 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 05/07/2006 12:44 PM |
| Hey, that part about the pegasus inquisition hurts.
I had to face two of them at UT, with my HH/chraal warband. Any one have a Dark Moon Monk for Trade? Anyone? | |
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lantern314
Sergeant
684 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 9:40 PM |
| | Wear some sort of headphones. Before each phase pull out a digital camera, take a picture of the board, and hold an imaginary conversation with someone talking through your headphone about what you will do this phase. | |
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Pegasus Knight
Sergeant
896 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 10:34 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Teflon Jeff
Hey, that part about the pegasus inquisition hurts.
I had to face two of them at UT, with my HH/chraal warband. Any one have a Dark Moon Monk for Trade? Anyone?
That's what you get, for daring to send uncaring machines to hurt those gentle, heavenly woodland creatures with hearts of gold! Nobody expects the Pegasus Inquisition!
Also, that headphones/camera gig works just as well with a cell phone, I bet. Though you'd need to use absurd names for your "advisor" so they don't really think you're engaging in outside consultation. I've used this a few times in other strategery games, calling out that "The Directing Instructor knows that you are employing the ruse known as Borrow a Road to Destroy the Host, and we shall not fall into that trap." -- Even when they weren't up to any particular special tactic. It's fun doing this, because they never know if you're serious or not... | |
- Irrationally Fanatical Champion of Pegasus-mounted cavalry
- Proud member of Team Low Tier Beasting: I play CG as my main faction!
- Garland, TX 2006 Qualifier Champion
My trading thread: http://www.maxminis.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19725 | |
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