[MN-dip] Re: MN-dip digest, Vol 1 #65 - 2 msgs

[Ry4an Brase]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 08:55:40AM -0500, Jim Swift wrote:
> I'll take a crack at answering...
> 
> jkanne@means.net wrote:
> >>Two, victory conditions. 15 is OK, 14 for a draw could be messy;
> >what happens when a
> >>6 unit power gets excluded from a draw?
> 
> The short answer is: he loses.  My pitch is that it's an accelerated
> game.  In a normal 2-way, the players fight all the way to, say,
> 17-15-2, and then in the final few seasons it resolves into a solo
> (one grabs 18), or a 2-way (17-17), or a 3-way.
> 
> Under the proposal, it would look like this: the players fight all
> the way to, say, 14-12-8, and then in the final few seasons it
> resolves into a solo (one grabs 15), or a 2-way (14-14-6), or a 3-way.
> 
> And I agree: everyone needs to understand going in.

I'm a firm beleive in the DIAS, draws include all survivors, rule.  I
think that unless you've taken every last center from a player he should
be included in any draw.  Consequently, I'm against any of these
modifications past the 15 center solo.  That said, I've played in plenty
of perfectly fun non-DIAS games.  I'll play by whatever rules the
majority selects, but I won't vote for 'em.

> They have pop and single-serving bags of chips available for sale for
> $1.  They ask that pop NOT be brought in, but bought from them.  Food
> is probably ok (you might want to call and confirm).

They do allow one to bring in food and coffee.  Only soda is forbidden.

> This is the kind of behavior that wins games.  A few caveats: table
> space can be at a premium, though last time I think we had plenty of
> room.  You might want to keep the footprint small.  And for the
> germ-phobic, be aware we're hanging out in the middle of a "sea of
> humanity," so sneeze-protection is advised.  The short answer is: I
> would certainly be grateful.

I dunno, I brought bagels one time and still got my ass kicked by Joe
Skup. :)

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