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Best episode ever:Too much, let me load up some old Trek where they bounced around in time, first interceding in the Apollo program of the 1960s.
Best episode ever:Too much, let me load up some old Trek where they bounced around in time, first interceding in the Apollo program of the 1960s.
Agreed, as long as we drink a cup of coffee each Rally Phase.Action and I agreed on it, is that enough? Or are you now party to the agreement and must be included in the decision? These house-rules get so confusing. If only I could take the time to write down a plan but we all know that's verboten. The LOS rules mean we all must play blind. Fortunately, as I get older my eyesight fades so I don't need to poke my eyes out or anything. -- jim
A good episode but I like the one Randy referenced too.Best episode ever:
A.2, baby.In '92 Perry and Chuck Goetz did a series replay of Op Hill with Pat Jonke as the moderator. This had been hinted at as being nearly perfect. I got my copy of The General at Oktoberfest and eagerly started reading it.
Not far into a article I realized that units had been set up entrenched behind a paddy wall ( dike?, sorry been a long time ) and couldn't see the units being fired upon. Unclear anymore about the exact details but the point is these were some of the premier players in the game, writing a series replay and a basic mistake was made. The game is too complex for perfection, even by the best.
Sorry Perry, didn't mean to dig up the past. Sincere apologies if I remembered this incorrectly.
Also can't recall who made the remarks about nearly perfect. Could be faulty memory.
Btw our replay of Guryev's Headquarters was nowhere near perfect.
That's one of the hazards of playtesting the rules, remembering what is not there anymore! Fish mentioned that very problem in the 2 Half Squad's interview. You were there but I don't know if you recall that statement by him. He remembered all that stuff. How he kept it all straight is beyond me.A.2, baby.
You pretty much nailed what happened in the '92 Annual, AJ, as outlined in the Letter to the Editor in the '93A Annual that we wrote (well, I wrote and we signed). The letter mentions Pat Jonke's tongue-in-cheek reference to the perfect replay, but I am not sure where that occurred. Not included in that letter was any mention that there had been a brief time during playtest when units entrenched behind a paddy bank could see past it, which probably confused us, but that sounded too much like an excuse. Veteran playtesters should be able to deal with the ongoing issue of "is that a real rule or just a playtest rule?"
The point of the letter, anyway, was to emphasize the importance of A.2 and not beating yourself up over rules errors.
As opposed to tactical errors, like not deploying when you should.
You're in good company, I think Aussie Pitman has half the board on ignore. Easiest way to get on his list is to disagree with him.See below for an example of an ad hominem attack, this one by Bruce in a lovely farewell ode to me.
Make sure you use a duplicate board! Copies are a no no!It never even occurred to me that this might be viewed as "cheating". If someone printed the map out and made annotations on it for a FTF game, would you consider that cheating too?
Shoot - I down 4 espresso a day just to hit the baseline. This thread is too funny. @Actionjick - blindingly great point about using the eASLRB!Scientific studies show that roughly half an ounce of caffeine reduces performance by 100%.
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No copies? VASL is all copies, and copyright breach of infringement too, Brian Youse at MMP informed us all.Make sure you use a duplicate board! Copies are a no no!
Keep chugging down that caffeine!! It's what a growing boy needs.Shoot - I down 4 espresso a day just to hit the baseline. This thread is too funny. @Actionjick - blindly great point about using the eASLRB!
Heads on! This was exactly what I have been alluding to.Catch 22?
I can't remember if I heard the " perfect " remark from Pat or not. I didn't really take it seriously. There was so much that went into doing a series replay bitd that errors were bound to happen, especially in the PTO.A.2, baby.
You pretty much nailed what happened in the '92 Annual, AJ, as outlined in the Letter to the Editor in the '93A Annual that we wrote (well, I wrote and we signed). The letter mentions Pat Jonke's tongue-in-cheek reference to the perfect replay, but I am not sure where that occurred. Not included in that letter was any mention that there had been a brief time during playtest when units entrenched behind a paddy bank could see past it, which probably confused us, but that sounded too much like an excuse. Veteran playtesters should be able to deal with the ongoing issue of "is that a real rule or just a playtest rule?"
The point of the letter, anyway, was to emphasize the importance of A.2 and not beating yourself up over rules errors.
As opposed to tactical errors, like not deploying when you should.
So that's why you won that one SamDoes using the VASL "Map Annotations" feature, with its arrows and labeling, etc, HIPPED constitute cheating?
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If only it were so easy!!So that's why you won that one Sam
Ha! Or earlier, the GEnie group.Well this thread has made me feel like it is 1998 and I am reading the goood old ASLML. Not sure if it serves any other purpose however.
Booting GEOS.Ha! Or earlier, the GEnie group.