atago44
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You know, I think there are several of us who don't understand what you are asking. Are you asking about the counters that are not in play? Several people have offered good solutions to the issue. My comments concerning off board, not yet in play units, are very relevant.I'm not sure what you are answering.
I'm not concerned with the units that are in play and are subject to the written rule.
If you are concerned about people counting counters, several people have offered viable solutions. I consider my idea of placing concealment counters on my units yet-to-come onto the board a viable solution. I might add, why it would be such a big deal should someone count my counters is beyond me, providing they are not handling them. In your example your OB is 11 units, and you bring on five units. Then it's obvious that there are 6 that did not come on; that is, unless one can't count.
Are you concerned by someone cheating by including an extra counter in their OB? Well the fix is easy here. When the mistake is discovered, the opponent of the player who included an extra counter may select a counter of the type of the extra counter. The player who included the extra one should not complain about which that is, as any advantage gained previously to the removal of the counter occurred when they had a non-OB unit on board. Should that player complain, then their opponent has the option of concluding the game and not playing with them again. Once the issue is resolved, as the saying goes, "Shut up and play!"
I will also add, people do make honest mistakes. I have a time or two, and unfortunately it did have some effect on the outcome of the game. Nevertheless, it did not determine its outcome.
ASL is a game of goodwill. The point of playing for most of us is to have a good time with friends, not to fuel an ego-filled drive to win. As such it requires courtesy and flexibility when something untoward happens, whether it is including an extra counter or misinterpreting a rule. Once the mistake is discovered and resolved, the players should resolve next time they will not make that mistake again. It's really not that big a deal.
As we collectively do not seem to understand your question, then I will ask you these three questions.
First, what exactly is the question you are asking? As so many have offered so many different suggestions, it is apparent that you did not ask the question clearly.
Second, has anyone offered a suggestion that would be helpful in resolving the issue? What would that be? (Yeah, two questions, but Gollum did the same with answers in the climax of the riddle game with Bilbo. After all, you did use the word "precious" earlier in this thread, and Gollum is what came to my mind.)
Third, after reading all of the solutions offered, have you come up with a solution to your original question? If you did, it would be helpful to us all if you shared it.
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