[MN-dip] Backing out

[jfinn@LL.net]

Sorry, guys, but I'm going to have to back out of Sunday's game - 
something more infrequent and less avoidable has come up and 
has eaten my commitment, as happens all to often in the savage 
jungle of event scheduling.

So have a good time, and I'll see about coming next time.

-Jason

On 11 Jun 2003 at 10:22, Ry4an Brase wrote:

> 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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