terrain morality

[LeslieMitchell]

In a (very) recent game we had just determined which side had gained the pre battle iniative, at which point my opponent wandered over to a terrain stand and bought some terrain specifically for the game.

Is this legal? And more importantly is it morally acceptable?

Personally i think the player in question should have been drummed out of the tournament for this disgraceful display of unsporting behaviour.

It would only be morally unacceptable if he took it back after the game for a refund

[timmy1]

And at said tourney I believe that a player did turn up without his toys and have to purchase them from a trader just prior to the first game... but he was not first loser...

[dave_r]

In a (very) recent game we had just determined which side had gained the pre battle iniative, at which point my opponent wandered over to a terrain stand and bought some terrain specifically for the game.

Is this legal? And more importantly is it morally acceptable?

Personally i think the player in question should have been drummed out of the tournament for this disgraceful display of unsporting behaviour.

It would only be morally unacceptable if he took it back after the game for a refund

It's funny you should mention this, but I discussed this at length with said trader. He reckoned it might be a good business opportunity to "hire" terrain for a weekend or possibly on a game by game basis....

Has this country completely gone to the dogs?

[dave_r]

We all know this sort of behaviour would lead us down the road to ruin and towards GW.

But I thought "roads" were useless in FoG

But roads are exceptionally useful in FoG. Especially when you put them down first hence blocking off one side edge.

[iversonjm]

In a (very) recent game we had just determined which side had gained the pre battle iniative, at which point my opponent wandered over to a terrain stand and bought some terrain specifically for the game.

Is this legal? And more importantly is it morally acceptable?

Personally i think the player in question should have been drummed out of the tournament for this disgraceful display of unsporting behaviour.

It would only be morally unacceptable if he took it back after the game for a refund

I seem to recall an instance of Hazlebark cutting his terrain out of raw felt as we were rolling the dice...

[Misericordia]

Is it just me or is Dave's tongue planted firmly in his cheek?

[hazelbark]

Exactly my point - where will this behaviour end? I predict that in the future people may simply go out and buy the latest "hot" competition army ready painted and ready to use.

Yes the receipt for the Bosphoran army i sold you says. "Hot new competition army" sold to Dave R before he had ever actually played a tournament with Bosphorans. Witnessed by the Lord Chief Justice as well as the BHGS Politburo sub-committee on tournament tiger armies.

[hazelbark]

I seem to recall an instance of Hazlebark cutting his terrain out of raw felt as we were rolling the dice...

IIRC I had flown in and luggage had waylaid my terrain and i bought some at the thrift shop the night before. And some Boston lawyer who was about to be SPANKED in Austin complained that in my drunken scissoring the night before I had mis measured by 1/10th of an inch. So i lopped off a full inch to make said Boston litigator happy.

[hazelbark]

Is it just me or is Dave's tongue planted firmly in his cheek?

His CHEEK if we are LUCKY.

[shadowdragon]

We all know this sort of behaviour would lead us down the road to ruin and towards GW.

But I thought "roads" were useless in FoG

But roads are exceptionally useful in FoG. Especially when you put them down first hence blocking off one side edge.

Speaking of highly moral terrain.... ...but nonetheless legitimate with the RAW.

[iversonjm]

I seem to recall an instance of Hazlebark cutting his terrain out of raw felt as we were rolling the dice...

IIRC I had flown in and luggage had waylaid my terrain and i bought some at the thrift shop the night before. And some Boston lawyer who was about to be SPANKED in Austin complained that in my drunken scissoring the night before I had mis measured by 1/10th of an inch. So i lopped off a full inch to make said Boston litigator happy.

That's funny, I seem to recall you cutting the pieces down so they could fit in the available space...

[dave_r]

But I thought "roads" were useless in FoG

But roads are exceptionally useful in FoG. Especially when you put them down first hence blocking off one side edge.

Speaking of highly moral terrain.... ...but nonetheless legitimate with the RAW.

I believe it is a highly historical instance to put a river and road down both flanks of the Battlefield. A historical tactic that I followed in every one of my games that I had PBI (five out of six I think).

One of my opponents lost all four of his terrain pieces. I believe he may even have said a bad word.

[ScotGore]

I think this thread is more about play ground name calling than anything else. Normal people need not worry about it Scot.

Ok, Put a Smilely on it so we can all join the fun

I'm surprised you he was able to find it in stock. The moral high ground was purchased long long ago in America.

"You've Been Sold Out" is all I can find over here.



Scot

[shadowdragon]

But roads are exceptionally useful in FoG. Especially when you put them down first hence blocking off one side edge.

Speaking of highly moral terrain.... ...but nonetheless legitimate with the RAW.

I believe it is a highly historical instance to put a river and road down both flanks of the Battlefield. A historical tactic that I followed in every one of my games that I had PBI (five out of six I think).

One of my opponents lost all four of his terrain pieces. I believe he may even have said a bad word.

[david53]

Speaking of highly moral terrain.... ...but nonetheless legitimate with the RAW.

I believe it is a highly historical instance to put a river and road down both flanks of the Battlefield. A historical tactic that I followed in every one of my games that I had PBI (five out of six I think).

One of my opponents lost all four of his terrain pieces. I believe he may even have said a bad word.

More to do will playing Dave than the lost terrain..

[shadowdragon]

That is nearly how it happened Phil

Why let the truth stand in the way of a good story

You know, Phil, I just realized...this isn't the first time you've been the Elefant in the room, is it?

[titanu]

In a (very) recent game we had just determined which side had gained the pre battle iniative, at which point my opponent wandered over to a terrain stand and bought some terrain specifically for the game.

Thank goodness I found this post. I was getting a bit worried that I had not hear Dave whinge about anything for over a week!
In the late period one of the players wandered over and bought his army at abot 5pm!!