Can anyone who is actually trying to use the game chime in? Seems odd that of the ten people on board, there have been only a handful of questions... Greg BTRC...
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Scotty
cmdrpowers
Dec 4, 2004 4:20 am
Sorry Greg, it's basically been a matter of time. I just began a new position as a para-professional at a local high school and it's pretty well sapped my...
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Aaron Kavli
keatwhyrr
Dec 4, 2004 4:46 am
Howdy, Sorry about that. I didn't realize that there was a demo file AND a playtest. I kept going over that demo file and was going to ask just what rules you...
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Aaron Kavli
keatwhyrr
Dec 7, 2004 4:30 am
Howdy, Here are my comments, questions, and wants (in no particular order) For card appearances, It'd be cool to have some graphical alternates to FPS. FPS is...
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noorg0523
Dec 7, 2004 1:20 pm
... alternates to ... Or a ... That's doable, but RPS is immediately understandable. No one knows whether sword beats spear or spear beats shield... ... more ...
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Aaron Kavli
keatwhyrr
Dec 8, 2004 2:26 am
... Do the players alternate one terrain at a time, or does each player place his terrains all at once? Thanks, Aaron Kavli...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Dec 8, 2004 11:55 am
... Alternate. Greg BTRC...
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slimgauge
Dec 9, 2004 2:51 pm
On my fourth pass thru the rules ... ... odd that ... questions......
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slimgauge
Dec 9, 2004 3:52 pm
After four passes thru, here's what I've got. Section 1.0 last sentence Since "face down" no longer has a meaning, this needs to be redacted, *OR* a sentence...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Dec 10, 2004 12:12 pm
... I'll address these and try to get a revised version of the rules available. FYI: 1) You can only retreat laterally or away from an attacker. If being ...
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slimgauge
Dec 10, 2004 6:59 pm
Are hits taken at the END of combat or can an attacking unit that will be destroyed by attacking still apply ALL of its attack icons ? Example: MRLS arty that...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Dec 10, 2004 7:48 pm
Hits are taken in combat on an incremental basis. The attacker stops attacking when they're dead or run out of icons. So, if you had 5 attack icons (say RSSSS)...
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noorg0523
Dec 16, 2004 12:01 pm
I'm flapping out this weekend for an early holiday (back before xmas), so don't expect any answers to questions for a week or so. Now get out there and inflict...
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slimgauge
Dec 23, 2004 7:53 pm
I don't see a good RPS relationship in the age of sail. The dominant weapons were all muzzle loading black powder cannons. The dominant formation was line of...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Dec 24, 2004 9:59 pm
... You might be right. If there is only one weapon and one defense (cannons and wood), then the game gets a little boring. How advanced (or primitive) does a...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Dec 31, 2004 7:33 pm
The updated rules based on various comments are at: www.btrc.net/pub/iarules06.pdf It's about 500k (it's just the rules). If I missed something, I'm sure ...
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slimgauge
Jan 4, 2005 3:38 pm
I've reprinted, but haven't reviewed yet. ... sure...
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slimgauge
Jan 4, 2005 11:52 pm
I'm having trouble with the rule that a unit can't have any symbol on defense that it doesn't have on offence. I think it should perhaps be the other way...
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noorg0523
Jan 6, 2005 2:20 am
... The intent of the rule was to make sure units could not attack out of type. You don't want infantry shooting down jet fighters, for instance. But, I ask...
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slimgauge
Jan 6, 2005 4:39 pm
... I can think of several examples of units that carry defensive armament that they don't or can't use on attack. Heavy bomber's defensive machine guns. The...
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slimgauge
Jan 6, 2005 5:40 pm
Does a unit making a long range attack also lose dug-in status as if it made a conventional attack ? Why ? Units that cannot move (no movement icons) can...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Jan 17, 2005 7:18 pm
Been playing IA for a bit, and while I like it, the depth of strategy and play time is closer to chess than Magic the Gathering. And so, in discussion with...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Feb 5, 2005 5:34 pm
John, Do you have any idea how over-engineered most consumer items are, or how much extra strength is built into steel-reinforced buildings? 200%? 400% More? I...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Feb 6, 2005 4:51 pm
Sorry about that guys, that was supposed to be a prive email on a separate topic. - Greg...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Mar 2, 2005 9:49 pm
Hey all: Based on experiences playtesting at SheVaCon over the past weekend, some changes have been made to the game. These are tweaks of some of the special ...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Mar 31, 2005 9:51 pm
I'd like the welcome the two recently joined members and also announce there will be an updated version of the rules in a week or so. Playtesting has shown...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Apr 11, 2005 12:37 pm
Some people have been having problems printing their cards. I've been trying to track down the solution. Part of it may be memory allocation of color space...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Apr 19, 2005 2:46 pm
The Holy Grail is within sight. I have found a way to export card data from within the free Acrobat Reader, so that you can save your army decks and import...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Apr 21, 2005 1:50 pm
In a program update, the workaround has proven fairly robust in testing. I've been afraid it would slip a character here and there and mess everything up, but...
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Greg Porter
noorg0523
Apr 25, 2005 4:50 pm
A prototype of the army builder with the ability to export data is now available from the link at the iarmies Yahoo group web page, which is I think: ...
