when pets attack the wargame boards...

[LuckyDiceRolls]

Ive never heard of dogs who
ruin a nice wargame but cats have a different attitude towards table tops

does anyone here besides myself have any funny stories of pets who ruin wargames?

I had a siamese cat once who seemed to delight in waiting for the worst possible moment in a wargame to jump up onto the table, scattering T-72's and BMP's everywhere, knocking out entire companies of mechanized forces just about to jump into the fray.

[sparty]

We are on the furry precipice of getting a cat...  I've been reading up on ways to manipulate the cat into hating my game room...  Cats are belligerent though and it could backfire...  I've made my family well aware that shenanigans with my games by a cat results in a 1 way trip to the vet...

[Calandale]

I've made my family well aware that shenanigans with my games by a cat results in a 1 way trip to the vet...

It doesn't have to be that drastic. Velcro (or failing that nails) can solve a lot of problems.

[LuckyDiceRolls]

wow so youre saying that you would actually have a cat killed simply because he or she wanders up on your game?

thats pretty sick dude, hope youre joking around

[Rockhopper]

wow so youre saying that you would actually have a cat killed simply because he or she wanders up on your game?

Not me. Ammo is too expensive to waste on a cat.

[Calandale]

Home is where you hang your cat.

[W.E.Bear]

Feline attrition is why I'm happy the wife and I have dogs. My neighborhood wargaming buddy has a pair of Maine Coons. They're lovely animals, but as a result he can't keep anything set up for more than an afternoon. We played a game of Twilight Struggle (ducks) and one of them attempted a coup of its own in Angola. (At least it was mindful of the defcon restrictions.)

[LuckyDiceRolls]

yes from what I understand a maine coon cat could easily take out a pair of ducks

that was a humorous story, thank you for sharing

and yes, I think youre right... dogs ARE the way to go

you can wrassle them and they love to hike and they show respect to your games

[Carl Marl]

My avatar compels me to post.

My cats only bother games when we're actually playing. We just let them have their little walk on the game and then they're done bothering us.

Strangely enough, they don't bother games that are left set up overnight.

[sparty]

If it were impossible to keep the cat away from the games ... yes ... that cat would no longer be welcome at my house.  Would I have the vet end it?  Yes - if a no-kill shelter wouldn't take it.

I am a fan of animals.  I have had pets my whole life.  That said, they are animals regardless of how much of a "pet" they become.  I value animals far lower than humans and deal accordingly.

The "contract" you make when you get an animal is that you'll be kind to it, treat it well, and when it's in suffering or pain you don't let that condition linger.  If an animal isn't a good fit at the house, then you work for a while to fix it ... and then you let it go one way or another starting with the most humane and going down to simply reducing the burden on shelter donations.

[Calandale]

My wife often puts random toys on my games.

Like the critters from Arkham Horror.

[Sluggonics]

My wife often puts random toys on my games.

Like the critters from Arkham Horror.

Who's to say a couple of Shoggoths couldn't have broken through at Verdun?  A pact with the Old Ones could have given the Germans just the edge they needed!

[LuckyDiceRolls]

just want to say that poor old Howard Phillip Lovecraft would probably be rolling around in his uncomfortable and damp grave at swan point cemetary if he knew what has happened to all his lovely characters

and thank you for clarifying your position, sparty

[The Grinch]

I had a friend who lost a copy of Winter War to a cat using it as a litter box.

My cats were never terribly motivated regarding games, partly because I was careful about keeping doors shut and training them to stay off tables, and partly because I was just plain lucky.  In 27 years of games and cats, there was only one incident of a few Axis & Allies pieces getting knocked about.

My little buddy Grendel (now deceased) used to help me playtest...

[LuckyDiceRolls]

aww, thats cute
sorry about old Grendel
Im sure he had a great life