Terrible rolling odds

Tu'shan · Post by **Tu'shan** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:09 pm

I often get in the situation with my goblin force, where my spear chukkas are charge by miners, they somehow hold them off, or the surviving crew goblin chases down the miners.

The reason he always targets the chukkas is because one game when my bow men were about to be charge and destroyed, the BSB with spider banner left the unit and decided to join the bolt throwers who were near by. That game my bolt thrower scored a 6 to hit at the flank of the hammerers, which due to poison, means all 5 of them were automaticly wounded and killed. Ha....
It is a well harsh banner.

Ehakir · Post by **Ehakir** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:58 pm

That is just the point: he can't

Henk · Post by **Henk** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:11 am

when playing dwarfs vs empire i hit his stank twice with my grudge thrower dead-on and rolled 2 1 to wounds

Post by **Dalamar** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:38 am

That game my bolt thrower scored a 6 to hit at the flank of the hammerers, which due to poison, means all 5 of them were automaticly wounded and killed. Ha....

You only automatically wound the first model. You don't roll to hit the subsequent ranks and when you don't roll to hit you have no chance of poisoning anything

King porky · Post by **King porky** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:21 pm

de v de his RXB moved then shot my harpys needing 6+4 only 6 could see none hit the shop assistant told him as he he was about to roll he should single shot so after he does just to see 6 die 6 6s

Noble korhedron · Post by **Noble korhedron** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:07 pm

I dunno if this counts as terrible rolling odds, but I had a game against Dwarfs a while ago - irresistable force Unseen Lurker cast on a unit who'd just marched into charge range, Dwarf player stands and shoots - kills five - and 1 failed panic test later my unit flees 12" back the other way!!

Bounce · Post by **Bounce** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:55 am

Master BSB with Hydra Banner last one to strike against the last remaining High Elf archer while having a Prince on Star Dragon in the rear. 4,1's. Reroll for Hatred 4, 1's. I lose the combat by one and My Lord, BsB and remaining Knights get pulverised. Not much fun.

Geist · Post by **Geist** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:53 am

I guess this counts at terrible rolling, for my opponent. I dropped a ancient steagdon with nothing but reapter cross bow fire. Zero reapers were used to drop it. Just shades and dark riders. He failed so many saves it was silly. I was half way into the second one when he called the game. He's a great guy to play against, but at that point I was getting ready to bear down with 3 reapers and 2 more units of dark riders on the second ancient.

Killerk · Post by **Killerk** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:28 pm

last tournament, I'm playing for first place, despite the fact that do to some weird error I had some weird build on my slan.

used my lizzies, and playing DE.

I have the throne of vines up, and it's turn two, I just manages to ice like 18 exes with my kroxes (T8 helped). I'v just checked 35 spears are in range for my dwellers, I have 9 PD. So I decide to use up some opponent's DD. I cast something on 2+1 (free dice) so I there is no chance I'll roll les then 3, and what do you know, dubble 6's. no problem 2+ ignore mistcast (form the throne) yup it's a 1. roll to see what miscast 11, then I remember that I have the cupped hand's, again I roll a one. not so fun, but then I roll a 5, thus losing 3 levels along with spells 4, 5 and 6, all randomly chosen.

Post by **Calisson** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:47 am

My last game, with my Empire against Brets.
First turn, my Steam Tank shoots its cannon at max range 18" (against all sound advice).
Kills 3 knights, enough to make a Ld roll, fail, rerolled, refailed, flee 8", the edge is at 9" but the unit goes across a trebuchet and leaves the field along with the damzel mage.

Soon, the Stank was scrapped by the heroic KB lord.

But the real revenge went on last turn.
My fast cav was the closest to a sorcerous portal (BSB p.125) which had done nothing special during the previous 11 magic phases.
A fireball killed the whole fast cav unit.
My main unit was close enough to test for panic.
Panic failed and re-failed and the unit, including general and BSB, went off the table.

Threads made just for the fun :lol:

these are to be kept running with the 8th edition, of course!
1. .....................................Murphy's unwritten rules of warhammer (some wise philosophy about what not to expect too much)
2. .....................................The "It Doesn't Come Around" thread when your dice rolls are so frighteningly consistent that you know what will happen before you roll.
3. .....................................Funniest/most unreasonable deaths and kills
4. .....................................Heroic Performances (the inexpected best)
5. .....................................Terrible rolling odds (the inexpected worse)
6. .....................................Worst battles you've ever played (if you lost, see that it could be worse)
7. .....................................How to laugh when things go wrong?
8. .....................................You know you play too much warhammer when...

Ataroth · Post by **Ataroth** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:33 am

I was playing against my main opponent using my DE against his Lizardmen. I wanted to use a nice fluffy Khainate force so I took an Assassin with the Venom Sword (always loved it and really wish Dreadlords could take it but that's another issue). The Assassin actually pulled off and managed to get in combat against his Slaan. I challenged and he was forced to accept due to leaving the Slaan in the open (he has no Saurus warriors and only uses Skinks.) The combat was stale for about 3 turns. I was only causing a wound per turn and 3 times he rolled under a 5 on 2D6. He eventually beat my Assassin by getting a lucky roll off and killing him. I was not impressed considering that was the only morale victory I could claim as all my WE became pin cushions.

Dirty Mac · Post by **Dirty Mac** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:45 pm

My rolling odds, Good and bad for both me and my opponent.
His gyro kills all but 1 shade. I charge my single shade in to his cannon, i need an 11, and i get it! I miss all 2 of my attacks, and wait for the onslaught. His 4 crew and his master engineer all fail to hit. They lose combat by 1, because of my charge. LD 9 break test. they roll 11. BSB 1" out of range. cannon flees off the table.

Grimma · Post by **Grimma** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:59 pm

Game last week - My Hydra is charged in the flank by a block of goblins because he failed to break an ork chariot that he had charged the previous round. I use my breath weapon... roll double 1, all the handlers miss, hydra hits with 2 out of 7 attacks, roll 1 for thunderstomp and the goblins get a wound through on the Hydra. I break on a 7 and roll a 4 for flee.... goblins run me down. My opponent laughed, I didn't.

Sulla · Post by **Sulla** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:57 pm

This one is more a long-running joke than a single instance, but I haven't run down any enemy units with my DE infantry since the start of 8th edition. Granted, half my opposition is undead of some variety, but dwarves, warriors, ogres, lizards.... nope, not a single unit caught when they fled.

Subutai · Post by **Subutai** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:52 pm

I will never the forget the 40k game I had as Tau against Space Marines. I thought I had had it when my lone remaining crisis suit was caught by an assault sqaud. After the combat my model was somehow left standing - and to add insult to injury killed a space marine. The exact details are hazy, but my opponent was more than shocked to see his assault sqaud leg it out of combat after he failed a leadership test!

Vulcan · Post by **Vulcan** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:26 pm

A lot of time I'll position my COK/COC at 14" away from the infantry unit I want to charge. That gives me a 7+ to make the charge (better than even odds) vs. his 10+ (1 in 6 chance of making it).

Inevitably, if he charges, he manages to make it; but if he holds, I manage to fail and get charged in return.

Sigh.