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With Bruno and I binging on night scenarios, we had the opportunity to use trip flares in VASL. In one scenario, Bruno had enough trip flares in his OB that he assigned several hexes with greater than one trip flare. He assumed that the placement of the trip flare counter was like placing a minefield counter. He placed a VASL trip flare counter and looked for a way to assign a value. There is none.
I wondered why. I looked at the rules for trip flares and I understand why. The rules tell us to put, for example, 3 trip flare counters to have a trigger on a dr of 3 or less.
The rules also tell us to remove one trip flare counter whenever a trigger event occurs.
This explains why the VASL trip flare counter has no number to adjust up or down.
I believe, however, VASL can do better by perhaps showing a trip flare value that can be adjusted, just like the AT mine counter.
I wondered why. I looked at the rules for trip flares and I understand why. The rules tell us to put, for example, 3 trip flare counters to have a trigger on a dr of 3 or less.
The rules also tell us to remove one trip flare counter whenever a trigger event occurs.
This explains why the VASL trip flare counter has no number to adjust up or down.
I believe, however, VASL can do better by perhaps showing a trip flare value that can be adjusted, just like the AT mine counter.
