Re: [eia] Battle & seige

["J.J. Young" <jjy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is perfectly fine with me.

-JJY

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [eia] Battle & seige


>     Thanks for helping me resolve my concerns about resolving battles with
> escrow+pbm.  I think you (Mike, Joel, and JJ) have all found acceptable
> solutions to my worries about the use of Outflank.  Mike and Joel make
good
> points about withdrawals, though.  However, I think this is a small price
to
> pay for the convenience of the escrow+pbm system.
>     So, in conclusion, our general procedure for conducting battles will
be
> as follows (unless the players involved make other arrangements):
>
> 1.  Establish an escrow for chit choice.
> 2.  If choosing Outflank, list the corps that make up the pinning force
and
> the corps that make up the flanking force.
> 3.  Once chits have been revealed and withdrawals have been resolved,
reveal
> the exact compositions of the pinning and flanking forces (if necessary).
>
> Pretty simple.  Am I missing anything?
>
> kdh
>
>
> > >This occurred to me when conducting my last battle, and I worried about
> it
> > >until I realized that there's an easy way to handle Outflank. If you're
> > >going to outflank, divide your forces when you make your chit
selection.
> > >The only situation in which this would reveal more information than
> > >resolving a battle in realtime is in the event of a successful
> withdrawal,
> > >as the reveal forces step is after the withdrawal step. Is this an
> > >acceptable solution?
> > >
> > >--
> >
> >          I came to the same conclusion as I was also considering an
> > outflank in the battle between Russia and Turkey this turn.  I had
simply
> > decided I would tack on my split with the chit choice.  To moderate the
> > impact should a withdrawal be chosen, I figure you can identify flanking
> > and pinning forces by corps rather than give strength details.  It still
> > reveals information if people have kept up with corps strength, but as
> > corps in the same location can exchange forces invisibly every
> > reinforcement phase, the information can rapidly become outdated.
> >          Strength details can then be revealed normally in the reveal
> > forces phase.
> > Mike
> >
> >
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