So what was the biggest mistake you ever made at a "club" game?

[Vis Bellica]

I turned up to a demo day and found that I had forgotten my mats. I managed to borrow one, but that still left half the playing space as bare table top, and it was a horrible tabletop. Fortunately, the hall had big windows, with big curtains...

[Kitsune]

Assuming people wouldn’t turn up with tournament lists

No wait, turning up to a tournament in the car with a couple of armies for people to borrow in the boot. Chatting and closed the boot of the car with the key inside it and all the armies. Whole thing had to wait until my wife got on the bus over with the spare key and a look I’m still getting.

[FramFramson]

Not a club game, but at an early-90s Salute and along with two mates, I played the South London Warlords' 'UFO Interceptor' game.  This was based on the Gerry Anderson 'UFO' TV series and the objective was to intercept and destroy umpire-run incoming UFOs.  Any that got past us would then land on the neighbouring game and disgorge alien ground-troops for the assault on Earth. 

The three of us each took an interceptor and things started to go wrong on Turn 1, when two interceptors flew into each other, resulting in bad damage for both.  Missiles were launched at the UFOs.  These were on a pre-set time delay, so would fly for a set number of turns before exploding.  These completely missed the UFOs, but one interceptor took the blast from his wingman's missile, resulting in a fiery death!

Having escaped the barrage of missiles unscathed, the UFOs headed for Earth as the interceptors hit reheat to chase after them and close to engage with guns.  One interceptor overcooked its engine and flew straight into Earth's orbital defence platform, destroying it utterly...

The last interceptor closed to gun-range and completely missed the UFO, but succeeded in overshooting the target and burning up in the Earth's atmosphere...

On the next table, howls of dismay were heard as a massive wave of aliens landed and overwhelmed Earth's last defenders...

When the umpires had finished laughing they told us that it was the funniest display of air defence ineptitude they had ever witnessed and urged us not to join the RAF...  Well that was awkward, as our team consisted of a serving fast-jet pilot, fast-jet navigator and fighter controller...

It's the ending that makes it, really. 

[fred]

It's the ending that makes it, really. 

Indeed it is!

[Harry Faversham]

Slightly off topic but, saw an advert for 'Duxford Spitfire Sunday'. Me and my mate turned up all excited...
to find the airfield swamped with tiny, old sports cars.

[Jemima Fawr]

Slightly off topic but, saw an advert for 'Duxford Spitfire Sunday'. Me and my mate turned up all excited...
to find the airfield swamped with tiny, old sports cars.

[Blackwolf]

Slightly off topic but, saw an advert for 'Duxford Spitfire Sunday'. Me and my mate turned up all excited...
to find the airfield swamped with tiny, old sports cars.

Spitfires are rubbish, Ahem I own a MGB GT.

[N.C.S.E]

I turned up to a demo day and found that I had forgotten my mats. I managed to borrow one, but that still left half the playing space as bare table top, and it was a horrible tabletop. Fortunately, the hall had big windows, with big curtains...

Honestly, that looks like a win to me!

[Cubs]

I sincerely hope the opponent swiftly saw the opportunity to point at your forces and say in their best cod German accent, "Ziss meanz curtains for you!"

[syrinx0]

I sincerely hope the opponent swiftly saw the opportunity to point at your forces and say in their best cod German accent, "Ziss meanz curtains for you!"