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Spazzfist - Apr 26, 2009 - 03:09 PM
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....you change dice every time they roll a skull or 1
....you won't say "anything but a one", because that just invites bad luck
....when you have to dodge on the first square of an AG4 player's move - you won't count the first square out loud. Saying one will invite the dice to roll it!
....you lift your feet when driving over train tracks
....you think that when you accidentally knock down a player right before moving them, that it is a bad omen
Eric.R. - Apr 26, 2009 - 07:29 PM
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You have just listed everything I do not do . . . maybe that is my problem.
Frantic - Apr 26, 2009 - 10:59 PM
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You got me at the first one.... 
Apocrypha - Apr 26, 2009 - 11:12 PM
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For some reason I only use my NAF dice. Never let them touch any other dice and store them neatly with my team* .
Considering my record...I should let someone else use them.
* - Edit made to avoid the wrath of Darkson 
Darkson - Apr 27, 2009 - 01:28 AM
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Apocrypha wrote:
and store them neatly with my army.
Never call a Blood Bowl team an army - they don't like it, and fall over a lot.
(Someone should really ask the TSOALR guy to make a special BB strip... )
Hullekoenig - Apr 27, 2009 - 02:12 AM
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You should also add
...never say "Go for it one" when you roll for the first of them
to the list
Doubleskulls - Apr 27, 2009 - 03:26 AM
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I do the first too. I'm convinced changing dice when rolling reduces the number of snake eyes & quad skulls.
PubBowler - Apr 27, 2009 - 04:22 AM
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How pigeon like we are:
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Skinner/Pigeon/
Apocrypha - Apr 27, 2009 - 11:04 AM
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Darkson wrote:
Never call a Blood Bowl team an army - they don't like it, and fall over a lot.
Sorry I don't normally call them an army. I was taking a break from packing up a 40K army when I took a break to browse the forum and guess got stuck in that other mindset. I assure you all that it will never happen again.
daloonieshaman - Apr 27, 2009 - 07:38 PM
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Never ever GFI into the endzone
SuM - Apr 29, 2009 - 08:57 AM
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....you change dice every time they roll a skull or 1 - Not Guilty
....you won't say "anything but a one", because that just invites bad luck - Guilty
....when you have to dodge on the first square of an AG4 player's move - you won't count the first square out loud. Saying one will invite the dice to roll it! - Not Guilty
....you lift your feet when driving over train tracks - Not Guilty
....you think that when you accidentally knock down a player right before moving them, that it is a bad omen - Guilty
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....you think colored six-siders should match the team's uniforms you are playing with - Not Guilty
....you think certain colored NAF roll better with certain teams - Guilty
....you think, if someone touches your dice other then you is extremely bad luck and will switch out the entire brick of dice - Not Guilty
....you think rolling in a dice box or dice rolling area bad luck, you would rather roll them on the pitch - Guilty
....you think rolling the very very important dice rolls on your opponent's side of the Line of Scrimmage - Not Guilty This one bugs the crap out of me... "Keep your damn dice on your side of the table!!"
JoeKano - May 06, 2009 - 07:08 AM
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daloonieshaman wrote:
Never ever GFI into the endzone
'And a GFI to score!' just makes Nuffle laugh is rear orf.
TomB - May 06, 2009 - 08:13 AM
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Nobody will touch my yellow NAF dice, they have only been used in 3 games, and all three times that team lost badly. The pink dice on the other hand seem to have a higher than average win percentage.
Lifting feet for train tracks? not a good plan if you need to accelerate faster to beat the train!
Hullekoenig - May 06, 2009 - 09:33 AM
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In the last tourney i attended, one of my opponents suggested using the same set of dice for the two of us.
The rolls were perfectly average: Ones to threes for me, and fours to sixes for him.
I had like 5 or 6 injured players in that game.
I will NEVER EVER again share my dice with someone else.
Axtklinge - May 07, 2009 - 07:16 PM
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Spazzfist wrote:
....you change dice every time they roll a skull or 1
Ooops...
Pug - May 08, 2009 - 05:40 PM
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daloonieshaman wrote:
Never ever GFI into the endzone
Oh the woes I could tell you on this one!! And just in this years alone!
SumBloke - May 09, 2009 - 06:16 PM
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Spazzfist wrote:
....you change dice every time they roll a skull or 1
I don't do it every time, but if the dice seem to be rolling too many low numbers I will fire them and take journeyman dice.
Spazzfist - May 10, 2009 - 09:09 PM
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So does anyone have a way to change a streak of bad luck? Any rituals or good luck charms? (I kid you not, when I was weeding my front lawn this morning, I was keeping an eye out for four leaf clovers!) 
SolarFlare - May 11, 2009 - 10:49 AM
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My good luck ritual:
When the dice are "idle," I put them on pows and 6s.
daloonieshaman - May 11, 2009 - 01:01 PM
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excuse yourself, take your dice and wash them in cold water
nyarlathotep - May 11, 2009 - 02:44 PM
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A friend of mine purges his dice of evil by immersing them in Jack Daniels.
pathwinder14 - Aug 02, 2009 - 08:21 PM
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...you change dice every time they roll a skull or 1 - Not Guilty
....you won't say "anything but a one", because that just invites bad luck - Guilty
....when you have to dodge on the first square of an AG4 player's move - you won't count the first square out loud. Saying one will invite the dice to roll it! - Not Guilty
....you think that when you accidentally knock down a player right before moving them, that it is a bad omen - Not Guilty
....you think colored six-siders should match the team's uniforms you are playing with - Guilty
....you think certain colored NAF roll better with certain teams - Don't have any yet. Can't wait though.
....you think, if someone touches your dice other then you is extremely bad luck and will switch out the entire brick of dice - Guilty
....you think rolling in a dice box or dice rolling area bad luck, you would rather roll them on the pitch - Guilty
....you think rolling the very very important dice rolls on your opponent's side of the Line of Scrimmage -Doesn't matter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>new ones<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
...When your coach is ejected for failing to argue the call you turn him around to face away from the pitch- Guilty
...When one of your players suffers a serious injury you avoid placing him on the coffin in the dead and injured box so you don't inspire more casualties- Guilty
BigSexy - Aug 02, 2009 - 10:55 PM
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My dice have to be "wearing" the same colors as the team or they won't play well with them. Also they have to sleep in the same case. I'm also thinking of storing them with the sixes all pointed up so the molecules in the dice will eventually align with the earths magnetic field to tip the probability factors slightly towards sixes. But not really superstitious though is it. That's just science. 
SuM - Aug 03, 2009 - 04:02 PM
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I forgot one.
I actually did this one season.
I had my Purple-ish/ Pink NAF dice in a little pouch I kept with me at all times, except sleeping with my wife and taking a shower.
Did it help, NOPE!!!
valkari - Aug 04, 2009 - 10:04 AM
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SolarFlare wrote:
My good luck ritual:
When the dice are "idle," I put them on pows and 6s.
haha I do the same thing. I cant stand the skulls and 1s looking back at me