Old World Game Night Ends With Two Players Measuring the Same Inch Differently
A Warhammer: The Old World game night concluded without a clear winner Friday after two players discovered they were measuring the same inch in fundamentally incompatible ways.
The disagreement emerged midway through turn three, when one player declared a charge to be “comfortably in,” while the other insisted it was “mathematically impossible.” Both players produced tape measures, each displaying the same number, yet somehow arriving at opposite conclusions.
“It’s right there,” said the charging player, pointing confidently. “That’s six inches.”
“That’s your six inches,” the opponent replied. “Not the six inches.”
What followed was a prolonged discussion involving tape alignment, whether to measure from the front or the corner of the base, and how much “wiggle room” was acceptable when dealing with ranked units and imperfectly straight lines. At one point, both players measured the same distance simultaneously and still disagreed.
Spectators attempted to help, offering neutral measurements that were immediately dismissed as “angled wrong.” Someone suggested using a ruler, which was rejected on the grounds that it “feels too modern.”
The debate intensified as both players referenced diagrams remembered from past editions, house rulings from other groups, and a vague sense of how the game was “meant to feel.” Eventually, the charge was ruled unsuccessful by mutual exhaustion rather than consensus.
Despite the tension, both players agreed the game had been enjoyable and “very Old World.”
The night ended amicably, with models packed away and plans made for next week’s game. Both players confirmed they would bring different tape measures, just in case.
