Signs You Might Be Addicted To This Game

smokstak2 · Post by **smokstak2** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 5:36 pm

Hello fellow gamers,

After my girlfriend was surprised last night when I shouted "CRAP!!" into the phone (playing SPWAW while talking to her) when one of my T-34's was exploded by a StugIIIG, I thought of a little list that might indicate you are addicted to this game...not as if that is a bad thing, or even that a wargamer has any powers of resistance to this game, however. LOL.

1. You constantly refer to distances in # of hexes.

2. You refer to your house as a "single hex brick structure"

3. You can't remember your significant other's birthday to save your life, but you know the penetration values for a Panther G with AP ammo at 15 hexes.

4. You have calculated front, side, and rear armor values for your car/truck.

5. You are reluctant to drive into a dense urban area without "heavy infantry support"

6. When 9 of your friends are out somewhere, you invariably appoint a "squad leader."

7. You've mapped out your neighborhood in the map editor, and pre-registered your artillery on annoying neighbors' houses.

8. You can't go anywhere without assigning an "objective."

9. When asked "how's the weather?" you respond with "visibility 3, rain."

Hope you liked those heheh.

When digging through old posts, I found a thread about things people always say while playing. Here's mine:

"Is everybody and their MOTHER shooting at me?"

When a tank/AT gun scores a hit and the enemy vehicle explodes: "WOHOO!!" (while pumping fist up and down)

After congratulating oneself after taking out 2 Tigers by a careful, multi-turn approach only to see another platoon of them come into view: "Geez, how many of these bastards do they HAVE?"

When your 75% shot misses and the enemy kills you with a 8% shot, despite moving in the same turn: "WHAT THE HELL!!??"

Ciao,
-Tim

Anonymous Sender · Post by **Anonymous Sender** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 6:08 pm

re#5...I've often wanted infantry support when in dense urban areas and it had nothing to do with SP <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

lnp4668 · Post by **lnp4668** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 7:01 pm

I would like to add:

10. When driving to work, you take note of the defensibility of terrain (Would my AT guns see everything from that hill? I could hull down my tank in that ravine)

AlvinS · Post by **AlvinS** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 8:12 pm

11. After playing a Wild Bill scenario you are afraid to even mow the lawn for fear of stepping on another &%@&!!! Mine. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Hey you never know.

Alvins

ruxius · Post by **ruxius** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 8:29 pm

<Font size="4">AHAHAHAHAHAAH </font>
you guys !!!!
LOLOLOLOL
15) When your girlfriend invites home new wonderful nice new friend and you suddenly think you would try to "infiltrating behind enemy lines "

16) You now understand that your dog has always been a pack mule

17 ) When sitting in your chair you always dug-in

ectizen · Post by **ectizen** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:21 pm

18. When watching war movies, you find yourself nodding and saying to yourself, "Yes, the machine guns on those German half-tracks sound correct."

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Nikademus · Post by **Nikademus** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:44 pm

19. When driving to work, you take a moment to note and admire the nice sloping angle of your front windshield

20. Your first thought after a rock chip glances off said front windshield is; "Whew.....the armor held."

21. A case of sweaty palms develops along with the urge to write a last will and testiment before starting the latest Wild Bill scenerio

22. You argue a point made by another poster (on other boards) about a specific tank's characteristics and base the seat of your argument from data gleaned off the SP:WAW OOB's.

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parusski · Post by **parusski** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 11:38 pm

lnp4668, I knew this game had soaked deeply into my brain one day when my wife was in the car with me. I pointed out that a certain area of terrain, with the right weapons would make the road we were on impassable. She looked at me as if I were Jesus appearing before her. She told me the game had to go. I just hid it on another hard drive on my computer under a folder named Cabs. She never looks in folders that sound like they have something to do with the operation of the computer. Dasvadanya.

lnp4668 · Post by **lnp4668** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 12:22 am

Originally posted by parusski:
lnp4668, I knew this game had soaked deeply into my brain one day when my wife was in the car with me. I pointed out that a certain area of terrain, with the right weapons would make the road we were on impassable. She looked at me as if I were Jesus appearing before her. She told me the game had to go. I just hid it on another hard drive on my computer under a folder named Cabs. She never looks in folders that sound like they have something to do with the operation of the computer. Dasvadanya.

I am glad I am not the only fanatic around here <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

bradmbrown · Post by **bradmbrown** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 1:44 am

23... Show up for work on Monday morning, hair messy, white stuff in the corners of my eyes, I stink like a weasel.
The guys there are winking at me, saying things like "Looks like Brad got LUCKY last night!!" and "Hehe, did you wear yer rain-gear?"
I reply, "Lucky? Yeah, I sure was, came through whole session with hardly a scratch."
"OH, she is not a screamer, she is a SCRATHCHER, eh? (nudge nudge).

Boss says, "What do you have to say for yourself? You look terrible!"
I mumble "Katyushas 'n Stukas."
He says, Fine, but I will need a letter from your doctor, okay? Take the rest of the day off."

Zakhal · Post by **Zakhal** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 2:01 am

Looking through my window; "Great distances. Lots of view to the empty streets"

If i just had a sniper rifle or a lmg and it would be a war here...

Not to mention thered be som room for ATG in our balcany which has a great 90 degree view downwards to shoot tanks. Its just that artillery fire might break it too easily. The roof isnt that good.

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tracer · Post by **tracer** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 2:56 am

Was adding some PVC sprinkler lines to the front yard a couple weeks ago so I sketched out a quick layout on graph paper to bring with me to Home Depot. After several changes it started looking sloppy and I actually considered attempting to try doing it with the Map Editor.

I can hear the guy at Home Depot now: 'OK sir, you 'll need 8 ten foot sections of PVC, three 90 degree elbows, and....what's a Maxim HMG??' <img src="eek.gif" border="0">

Greg McCarty · Post by **Greg McCarty** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 3:20 am

Originally posted by ectizen:
18. When watching war movies, you find yourself nodding and saying to yourself, "Yes, the machine guns on those German half-tracks sound correct."

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--------------------------------------------------Yes! Exactly! I can't stop myself. During "Saving Pvt Ryan": Are those real Tigers?
-or mock-ups? Aha! no forward drive sprockets!
They're in the back! Bogus! t-34 with a cosmetic
hull! Hmmm. Not bad, though.

KG Erwin · Post by **KG Erwin** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 4:11 am

It's been mentioned before than SPWaW fans are approaching the level of Star Trek fans for their loyalty. The hard core Star Trek fans are called "Trekkers", as we all know. What do you call the hardcore SPWaW fans? How about "World at Warriors", or "Panther Grenadiers", or "Spwawns (yeah, try to pronounce that)". Got any ideas? We could make it a contest , maybe.

KG Erwin · Post by **KG Erwin** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 4:23 am

OK, here it is. I've even got a code name. We call ourselves the "SpWaWns", but for simplicity, we say "Swans". We oughta use that . The Swans meet in springnext. Sorry, guys, I dived into cheesiness there.

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 5:18 am

KG I go for SPAWNS. We are after all spawns of the great SPWAW.

KG Erwin · Post by **KG Erwin** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 5:27 am

OK, parusski, I like Spawns. How about that, guys?

Jasper · Post by **Jasper** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 5:45 am

Sound Good... <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 5:53 am

Oh the joy. For once I have contributed something useful to the forum. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Drex · Post by **Drex** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 6:13 am

You might be a SPAWN if .... all you can think about is that one pbem move you wished you could take back.