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Post:	< 26872 >
Subject:	< A Call to Arms! >
Topic:	Community >
Category:	General >
Author:	vegas_iwish
Posted:	Jul 05, 2014 at 9:28 pm
Viewed:	1186 times

Vegas_iwish

Captain of the Watch

Farsightedness: The Butterfly Effect states that a butterfly that flaps its wings in Malaysia could cause a typhoon in British Columbia. So too could minor variations in one part of the board affect play across the board. The Captain of Watch asesses the board for all possible impacts - both immediate and long-term.

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It is ridiculous how much folks value survival let alone draws. The fact survivals are given even if solo occurs just means there should be more solos as less reason to stop them. Calhamer would be furious (met him a time or 2 back in Mass). Been running games for 40 yrs (as wargaming largely died out) & that's the way the game has gone. You've gotten more folks with less knowledge/feel for history/realism so more & more just a way to pass time for them.

This message is in reply to post 26871:

I personally start every game with the intention to solo. I never set out to split with anyone, and consider it a grudging last resort. I guess I can understand the thought process of some that a steady gain of mid-range points is better for their ranking than a reach for a solo that could end in a knock-out, but that policy is not for me.

There are 19 Messages in this Thread:

A Call to Arms! (charlesf) Jul 03, 08:37 am

A Call to Arms! (Operations) Jul 05, 04:47 pm

A Call to Arms! (vegas_iwish) Jul 05, 09:28 pm

A Call to Arms! (FuzzyLogic) Jul 08, 08:32 am

A Call to Arms! (charlesf) Jul 09, 07:39 am

A Call to Arms! (Operations) Jul 09, 12:05 pm

A Call to Arms! (vegas_iwish) Jul 12, 07:02 pm

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 08, 03:10 pm

A Call to Arms! (Corrino) Jul 21, 01:53 pm

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 22, 06:08 pm

A Call to Arms! (Corrino) Jul 23, 01:03 pm

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 23, 11:02 pm

A Call to Arms! (charlesf) Jul 22, 06:52 pm

A Call to Arms! (Corrino) Jul 23, 01:14 pm

A Call to Arms! (FuzzyLogic) Jul 24, 09:03 am

A Call to Arms! (Corrino) Jul 28, 01:21 pm

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 29, 12:00 am

A Call to Arms! (charlesf) Jul 29, 04:32 am

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 29, 11:48 am

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