OK, there I was, in the Amazon, fighting the giant anaconda, when I had a thought. This being a rare occasion, I immediately set it to paper. I think we all...
Hi Lane: ...but "can" and will are not the same. How true, how true, how true! I need to consider what my opponent(s) CAN do, even though in most games they...
John Kenower
jrkwif@...
Jan 1, 2003 12:52 pm
48125
Hi folks, Just a random thought... (been having a lot of those as I get older) ...could some more experienced players post their build records on to the list...
You're right about Hungary, but you do have to wait an impulse to align it (since you're going to align Rumania as the object of this exercise). Bob ... -- -...
I am thinking about going, a bunch of the guys I play wif with (in Melbourne) on Fridays are going up to play are going up to play in another competition (full...
... Have you read the "reparts"? They have been complete nonsense with no relation to the post supposedly responded to. At least that has been my impression...
... The rule is balanced IMO. It also can stop long ranged easy Japanese invasions and puts the KM into some blunting in 1940. While yes one can indeed raqil...
I think he wants to unsubscribe but can't figure out how. In a message dated 12/31/2002 9:08:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... [Non-text portions of this...
Has anyone read Robert thompson's EMPIRES ON THE PACIFIC? It gives a very WIF-like acct of ww2 in the pacific as being largely abt resolving the power vacuum...
... games they may NOT do. ... Thanks John but I take no credit for this basic thought in military theory. I think it's crucial in a game like WiF to get...
... Japanese invasions and puts the KM into some blunting in 1940. ... hindering a massive war fleet, the rule is meant to rep fog of war, so although you the...
Somebody can't SEE the forest for the trees means he gets bogged down in nitty-gritty so much that he fails to see the big picture although it is right in...
... others ... I do think the rule is good. One option 70 we played in a game a few years ago that worked out well was to permit the moving player to ignore...
We use the rule and I like it (to my knowledge so does everybody else because when optional rules are discussed before we play, nobody ever suggests...
... The rule is very pro-Axis IMO, for the reasons you cited. That being said, there are alot of "pro-Allied" rules that many people use that do not ruin the...
Hi Lane: All good solid points, I feel. The sub thing was a useful reminder for me. Regards, John ... From: <lgb42@...> To:...
John Kenower
jrkwif@...
Jan 2, 2003 3:16 pm
48140
... the exact ... composition ... think it ... But a surprising amount of time the opposing sides new when a fleet was in port and what was in it and when it...
Then again, the Japanese thought the american carriers where in port when the attacked pearl harbor and then where scared to press the attack due to fear of...
Hi Guys: My two cents. I resisted ITPOTE for my first games, and then said: "OK, John, quit being so negative towards new ideas. Give it a try." Now we're...
John Kenower
jrkwif@...
Jan 2, 2003 3:27 pm
48143
I'm a big fan of this rule for a bunch of reasons. It encourages players to split up their fleets into smaller components, rather than clumping them all into a...
teknojeff@...
Jan 2, 2003 4:44 pm
48144
... I ... to ... It can be done, IHMO. But one shouldn't expect anything more than mediocre AI anytime soon, and I'd highly reccomend building the AI for a...
Lane, you've hit the nail on the head with this one. This is why WiF is so appealing - because there is no single method to win or lose, and the subtleties of...
teknojeff@...
Jan 2, 2003 4:51 pm
48146
In a message dated 12/31/02 12:24:55 PM Central Standard Time, ... Under the errata, the only DOW in impulse 1 is the German DOW on Poland. The only DOW on...
Are Hidden Task Forces a good thing that add to a game of WiF, or a malevolent force of evil that all WiFFers should avoid? I've never tried it. Devin and I...
teknojeff@...
Jan 2, 2003 5:06 pm
48148
In a message dated 1/1/03 6:35:53 PM Central Standard Time, ... No, but that will be something I shall check out. There are so many books about the "why's" of...
... I like the rule, but think it needs some modification/clarification. We play it occassionally, but with a house rule. HTFs cannot contain SUB, TRS, AMPH,...
... I don't like it. I didn't like it upon reading it and after playing with it once. ... Really? Please explain how and why? I didn't. Didn't affect my...
I have used it from day one and love it. I also think it is very historical. Think of Pearl - Japan did NOT know the 2 US carriers were not there. Think of...
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