I am about to post an update of the rules on the web site. Here are the atomic rules. There was some discussion of them, so I hope the concerns are alleviated....
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bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Nov 1, 1998 10:38 pm
I am now sending the update of rules to the website. My next goal is to do the air and naval rules. Here is the Table of Contents with what is done: ...
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Michael Stone
71051.1037@xxxxxxxxxx...
Nov 2, 1998 12:40 am
43.23 - First sentence doesn't make sense - some words are missing there. Also, this may have already been debated, but it seems to me that the attacker...
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John Barone
spot.barone@xxxxxxxx....
Nov 2, 1998 4:18 am
First of all, please forgive me in advance if I'm being rude. I am simply curious... I am relatively new to the list (about a month and a half), and I am ...
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bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Nov 2, 1998 2:23 pm
... The turns are three months long an each bombing run depicts a long campaign. In addition, many people ask for more simplicity, but object to it when it is...
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bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Nov 2, 1998 2:25 pm
I will wait a few days to see if anyone has the material relating to this. Otherwise I'll see if I do. It "wasn't worth it" because it slowed the game down...
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Martin Smith
mcs@xx.xx.xx.xxx
Nov 2, 1998 2:51 pm
Along with everyone else, I like the big ship rules, but their development has, in my opinion, resulted in a couple of needless complexities in naval combat....
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bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Nov 2, 1998 2:48 pm
I have posted this to both the Classic and gw2k lists. Our plan is to have a gw (both Classic and 2k) and A3R (Classic) event at the convention. Mike Crowe...
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bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Nov 2, 1998 2:54 pm
Since the moratorium is over, I invite discussion on this. I don't like either suggestion but I admit to having an instant negative reaction to changes of this...
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Martin Smith
mcs@xx.xx.xx.xxx
Nov 2, 1998 3:03 pm
You can take a lesser result for free in diplomacy, research, and attrition. Why do you need to pay for it on the CRT? Could we do without this rule (15.53)?...
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Martin Smith
mcs@xx.xx.xx.xxx
Nov 2, 1998 3:17 pm
... I think Bruce may be overreacting here. I don't see these suggestions as radical, nor do I understand why they would need months of playtesting. From my...
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de Peyster
nlmdep@xxxx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1998 2:18 pm
While I like the use of named ships (and urge keeping them), I think simplifying naval combat is a worthy idea....
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ejschoenfeld@xxxxxxxx...
ejschoenfeld@xxxxxxxx...
Nov 2, 1998 6:00 pm
... Well, the #/# results don't confuse me either (anymore) but I did have a little difficulty at first, and I know of players who had more difficulty getting...
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Laner, Eric (PCF - NJ)
ELaner@xxx.xx.xx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1998 6:50 pm
I think the rules, as they are now, are mostly fine. I don't like the idea of the defender choosing his losses at all. It flies in the face of logic and common...
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Long, Dale
dlong@xxx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1998 6:56 pm
My two cents... I agree completely. The Defender should have absolutely no say in what ships are hit. Aside from screening forces, there was not a lot a force...
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William Kohler
William_Kohler@xxxxxx...
Nov 2, 1998 6:58 pm
A response from Hasbro to someone's e-mail asking about...
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Lisa Mutch
lmutch@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1998 8:18 pm
[Trent Hardin] I haven't actually seen a game where atomics have come into play before. Most of our games are so far gone one way or another that someone gives...
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William A. Humphrey
wh2a@xxxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1998 9:30 pm
--On Saturday, October 31, 1998, 9:02 AM -0800 "Bruce Harper" ... I, too, like the segregation of atomic attacks into strategic and tactical varieties. I...
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William A. Humphrey
wh2a@xxxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1998 9:33 pm
--On Saturday, October 31, 1998, 9:11 AM -0800 "Bruce Harper" ... on ... and ... part ... anyone ... Not yet. Andy Davenport and I are starting a Europe-only...
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William A. Humphrey
wh2a@xxxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1998 10:34 pm
--On Monday, November 02, 1998, 3:03 PM +0000 "Martin Smith" ... Because otherwise, no one would ever (well, hardly ever) accept the "d" result, especially...
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Robert L Ryder
rlr@xxxx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1998 10:36 pm
BTW, the new GW2K rules are posted on the website. -- Rob Ryder rlr@... http://www.abel-info.com/~rryder/gw If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand...
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Conrad Struckman
71163.401@xxxxxxxxxx....
Nov 3, 1998 1:53 am
I agree with Martin's assessment that the naval combat results table is more complex than necessary, and is often confusing. However, I don't know that I like...
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bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Nov 3, 1998 2:15 am
... Because this is way for a nation with a combat training level of only one to, in effect, make a second attack by incurring higher losses. ... I don't think...
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bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Nov 3, 1998 2:23 am
As I pondered the proposed simplification of the fleet combat rules (and found more and more reasons to reject the idea), it did strike me that some of...
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bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Nov 3, 1998 4:50 am
The revised player aids, with the naval loss charts I refer to below, have been sent to the web site. ... Bruce Harper...
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Robert L Ryder
rlr@xxxx.xxxx
Nov 3, 1998 1:22 pm
The website was just updated again with new player aids. -- Rob Ryder rlr@... http://www.abel-info.com/~rryder/gw If I lived back in the wild west days,...
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Mike Crowe
73140.247@xxxxxxxxxx....
Nov 3, 1998 5:51 pm
I agree that naval combat takes some getting used to, from the point of view of knowing how to go about combining fire to actually achieve damage or sunk...
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William Kohler
William_Kohler@xxxxxx...
Nov 4, 1998 12:49 am
The Player Aids look great. On the BRP Costs chart: "Every naval factors used" -> "Each destroyer factor, escort carrier factor, fast carrier, 2-factor...
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Michael Stone
71051.1037@xxxxxxxxxx...
Nov 4, 1998 8:20 am
Has anyone ever come up with a reason why any player in his/her right mind would ever choose to *build* a light cruiser? I know the ones at start have value...
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DonMoody
donmoody@xxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1998 9:40 am
This is a good question. My understanding is that historically, only the U.S. built cruisers in any numbers during the war. I'm also under the impression that...
