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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Ancients to Renaissance (3000BC - 1680) => Topic started by: FierceKitty on 18 June 2014, 01:12:58 PM

Title: Humiliation
Post by: FierceKitty on 18 June 2014, 01:12:58 PM
Well, it had to happen; wife has just beaten me at crusades-era battle (myself with Ayyubids, little lady with Byzantines). She's rather pleased with herself.
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Post by: Ric on 18 June 2014, 01:55:06 PM
I remember when that happened to me in a game of Bolt Action, ive demanded a rematch but to no avail! The shame of it all!
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 18 June 2014, 02:11:42 PM
My wife is a demon at Carcassione!
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Techno on 18 June 2014, 03:57:38 PM
My wife won't even lower herself to play Scrabble against yours truly or her Mother.
Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: FierceKitty on 18 June 2014, 04:04:48 PM
Actually, it bruises the male ego less than losing to another man.
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Matt J on 18 June 2014, 11:28:28 PM
QuoteMy wife is a demon at Carcassione

Was there couple of weeks ago didn't see her.

Cracking place for a holiday though, we regularly go to Carcassonne and the Cathar country  - plenty of history, food and good quality wine at 1.70 euro a litre  :)

This year the Cathar castle sneaked into the family itinerary was les quatre chateaux de Lastours. Would make a fantastic modelling project and unsuccessfully besieged by our own Mr De Montford.

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g340/MattofMunslow/lastours1_zps6bdad830.jpg)

Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: FierceKitty on 19 June 2014, 12:40:41 AM
Mmmm, I like that. Jealous.
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 19 June 2014, 05:28:25 AM
Very nice Matt, you lucky man. 8)
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Hertsblue on 19 June 2014, 07:59:02 AM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 18 June 2014, 02:11:42 PM
My wife is a demon at Carcassione!

Mine too. And she always insists on sitting on my right, so I never get to play the tile I want to 'cause she's beaten me to it. 
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Nosher on 19 June 2014, 08:53:05 AM
Never been beaten by a girl, but have been beaten by a few players that act like girls when they dont win/dont get things their own way
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: FierceKitty on 19 June 2014, 09:04:34 AM
Quote from: Nosher on 19 June 2014, 08:53:05 AM
Never been beaten by a girl....

If you try it, be very clear on the safe word before you start.
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Leman on 19 June 2014, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Matt of Munslow on 18 June 2014, 11:28:28 PM
Was there couple of weeks ago didn't see her.

Cracking place for a holiday though, we regularly go to Carcassonne and the Cathar country  - plenty of history, food and good quality wine at 1.70 euro a litre  :)

This year the Cathar castle sneaked into the family itinerary was les quatre chateaux de Lastours. Would make a fantastic modelling project and unsuccessfully besieged by our own Mr De Montford.

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g340/MattofMunslow/lastours1_zps6bdad830.jpg)


Pretty certain Mr D M was in fact Monsieur D M. Probably couldn't speak a word of Middle English, and yet we still regard him as ours and name unis and concert halls after him. If that doesn't prove there's no such thing as an Englishman, i.e. a still extant pure-bred Saxon or Angle, then nothing does.
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Subedai on 20 June 2014, 08:43:44 PM
Quote from: Dour Puritan on 19 June 2014, 02:06:41 PM
Pretty certain Mr D M was in fact Monsieur D M. Probably couldn't speak a word of Middle English, and yet we still regard him as ours and name unis and concert halls after him. If that doesn't prove there's no such thing as an Englishman, i.e. a still extant pure-bred Saxon or Angle, then nothing does.

My surname actually translates as Saxon or Englishman, does that count?
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Leman on 20 June 2014, 09:27:45 PM
Not any more. There's bound to be something else in there by now, after all my kids have an Anglo-Norman name. but they're half Irish.
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: FierceKitty on 21 June 2014, 12:48:34 AM
Well, with a Scottish name, I may have strains of French, Dutch, Malay, Xhosa. I claim the prize as pedigree mongrel.
Title: Re: Humiliation
Post by: Hertsblue on 21 June 2014, 08:14:05 AM
Mine's Huguenot French - or maybe Italian or possibly Greek. Depends on which book you consult.