BFP-110 Set Up Q

[Justiciar]

BFP,

So for the first Polish force the set up reads "Set up on board BFP P within 4 hexes of a building and/or board DW-5."

This first bit is clear to me (hex radius of a building, not problem)...it is the second clause...is the intent to have them set up "and/or OF board DW-5" OR is it that the intent is this force can set up "and/or ON board DW-5"????

My hunch it is OF board DW-5. But I await your answer.

Thank you.

Andy

 

[clubby]

Sounds like it would need the word ON between or and board to be anywhere on board DW-5. I think your reading is correct.

 

[Paul M. Weir]

I would be inclined to parse it thus wise:
"Set up on (board BFP P within 4 hexes of a building) and/or (board DW-5)."

So within the 4 hexes of a building on board BFP P (the undisputed part) AND/OR anywhere on board DW-5

If the intent was to restrict to within 4 hexes of a building on either board then I would expect something like:
"Set up on board BFP P and/or board DW-5, all within 4 hexes of a building."

English is such an ambiguous language, why can't people speak Basic, C or C++?

 

[Justiciar]

I didn't think it was restricting to buildings elsewhere than P, but rather that that force was restricted to 4 hexes OF DW-5 while still ON P.

Also it should really say "of any building(s)" presently you could make the case the "a" and singular use of "building" means ONE structure. Though I do not* believe that is the intent.

Anyways, thanks for the second views. +1

 

[Philippe D.]

English is such an ambiguous language, why can't people speak Basic, C or C++?

As you demonstrated, add enough parentheses to English and it becomes fine. Of course, you can also add some German-like grammar rules and it almost becomes Lisp-like.

 

[Bob Walters]

I would be inclined to parse it thus wise:
"Set up on (board BFP P within 4 hexes of a building) and/or (board DW-5)."

So within the 4 hexes of a building on board BFP P (the undisputed part) AND/OR anywhere on board DW-5

If the intent was to restrict to within 4 hexes of a building on either board then I would expect something like:
"Set up on board BFP P and/or board DW-5, all within 4 hexes of a building."

English is such an ambiguous language, why can't people speak Basic, C or C++?

But where would be the fun in that?

 

[volgaG68]

Of course, you can also add some German-like grammar rules and it almost becomes Lisp-like.

Or add some Hungarian-like grammar rules and it almost becomes Liszt-like.

 

[rreinesch]

BFP,

So for the first Polish force the set up reads "Set up on board BFP P within 4 hexes of a building and/or board DW-5."

This first bit is clear to me (hex radius of a building, not problem)...it is the second clause...is the intent to have them set up "and/or OF board DW-5" OR is it that the intent is this force can set up "and/or ON board DW-5"????

My hunch it is OF board DW-5. But I await your answer.

Thank you.

Andy

Hey Andy,
You are correct, it should be "Set up on board BFP P within 4 hexes of a building and/or on board DW-5." I'll get some errata pulled together for it.

 

[Justiciar]

Hey Andy,
You are correct, it should be "Set up on board BFP P within 4 hexes of a building and/or on board DW-5." I'll get some errata pulled together for it.

Ok, thank you.