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126328
the reason this made it in the rules was an email discussion I had with Richard Bodley Scott after the Derby World Teams of 1998 (yep, a lon time ago) In the...
Alex Meyers
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Jun 1, 2004
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126329
... IMO anyone playing mainly for this reason is a terminally sad case. Nik Gaukroger "All that is fantastic leagues against you!" ...
Nik Gaukroger
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Jun 1, 2004
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126330
... Larry, may I politely suggest that if this is the case that your time would be better spent crafting less easily misunderstood postings rather than ...
Nik Gaukroger
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Jun 1, 2004
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126331
... Captured Roman armour is approriate for the Punic wars which are not covered by the Early Cartho list. The Sacred Band would I guess be armoured much like...
Nik Gaukroger
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Jun 1, 2004
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126332
... It would be informative if you answered Nick's query directly. I.e. would you, if you had completed 12 bounds then, in order to say draw, play slowly to...
Nik Gaukroger
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Jun 1, 2004
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126333
Hi there, List 5/Bk 2 states "Downgrade any hoplite ... as Siciliot or Italiot citizens". I'm gonna to use a pure Siciliot army (e.g. an ally). Does this force...
Marc Mausch
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Jun 1, 2004
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126334
... But how can you define this? I mean no one _starts_ playing DBM purely for ratings, & I can't imagine how someone would just start playing DBM for reasons...
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Jun 1, 2004
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126335
... Not Spartans alone, but Greeks in Egypt swapped gear with Egyptians when facing Persians - the Greeks held up one half of the Persians, and when the...
Luke D.Ueda-Sarson
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Jun 1, 2004
10:23 am
126336
... No, but if you downgrade any, all must be. ... Cheers, Luke...
Luke D.Ueda-Sarson
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Jun 1, 2004
10:24 am
126337
... Actually you are obligated [sic, obliged] to do do more than the minimum, you are only required to do the minimum. Obligations and requirements are not the...
Luke D.Ueda-Sarson
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Jun 1, 2004
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126338
Hi: "Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be ...
Kevin Donovan
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Jun 1, 2004
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... The list notes say "All Spartan, mercenary and Siciliot or Italiot citizen hoplites must be upgraded or downgrade if any of that origin are." Also the ally...
Kevin Donovan
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Jun 1, 2004
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126340
... not only ... will be ... follow. But ... less ... Or more simply put: "Procrastination is like masturbation. At first it feels good, but in the end you're...
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Jun 1, 2004
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126341
Larry, may I politely suggest that if this is the case that your time would be better spent crafting less easily misunderstood postings rather than adopting...
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Jun 1, 2004
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126342
... I never did manage "large northern bloke speak" :-))) Nik Gaukroger "All that is fantastic leagues against you!" nikgaukroger@... ...
Nik Gaukroger
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Jun 1, 2004
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126343
... top ... and ... taking ... players ... from ... In my experience, this is rubbish. I've seen this from players in the "middle rankings" but never from top...
Derek Hannan
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Jun 1, 2004
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126344
... top ... and ... taking ... players ... from ... I know very few players who do this. I certainly don't. ciao, Nick....
Nick Wade
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Jun 1, 2004
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126345
... The point John made, and I concurred, was that he was a dull opponent. Dull to play against, dull, dull, dull. I cannot believe anyone else has...
Jer Morgan
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Jun 1, 2004
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126346
... beat ... bit ... At the bottom end, maybe. Adopting this strategy will not improve your game beyond that level. By denying the better opponent the chance...
Derek Hannan
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Jun 1, 2004
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... No, it's very sound advice. When faced with a much better player, all-out attack, especially with Irreg Knights or Fast Blades, can be unsettling and give...
John Graham-Leigh
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Jun 1, 2004
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126348
... The best tutor for me has been playing and getting thrashed by Dan and Ethan here at home. Each time I see the weakness in my plan and/or the subtleties in...
Ziba
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Jun 1, 2004
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126349
Now that Derek is in the area you have another tutor. Ethan is quick and deadly. I use large blunt objects. Derek smothers with a pillow...and second hand...
Dan Hazelwood
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Jun 1, 2004
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126350
To some extent, this advice is more relevant in USA where 2 list tournaments are the norm. Once I'd figured this out I started using Sciri, which allows a Wb...
Derek Hannan
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Jun 1, 2004
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126351
... draw, ... that ... Nik, Except that I answered the question already when it was asked by Dan, so do not feel it necessary to reply to Nick. Larry...
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Jun 1, 2004
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126352
... standard? ... I think that we have a cultural difference here. In America you would be hard pressed to argue that the minimum did not define the standard ...
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... would ... standard ... Just to be consistant, I'll disagree again :) Many of us officially work 9-5 in the US but how many of us actually leave at 5 ?...
Derek Hannan
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Jun 1, 2004
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126354
Just in case anyone thinks otherwise, Larry and I get along fine! I'd also say Larry played faster than average the couple of games I've seen. I'd also guess,...
Derek Hannan
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Jun 1, 2004
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126355
Howdy, When I set minimum requirements for my classes I explicitly tell the students that the minimum work will get them a C grade. If they want better they...
Jeff Zorn
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Jun 1, 2004
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126356
... Not in our team it isn't. Ian and myself were very supportive of Darrell as he turned a 6-4 into a 3-7 against whilst looking for the big win. Given the...
Jer Morgan
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Jun 1, 2004
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126357
... Don't tell people! BTW, I spent my last 23 years or so working for Uncle Sugar. I can assure you that the civilian employees found 1700 the standard and ...
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