[MN-dip] mn_std01 Complete!

[Christian Herro]

D'oh.  I sent this just to Chad.

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From: Christian Herro <christian.herro at gmail.com>
Date: May 18, 2007 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MN-dip] mn_std01 Complete!
To: Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net>

On 5/18/07, Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> wrote:
>
> Do you think this might have been because of the FTF_PRESS restriction,
>
>    * No press after the deadline has passed
>    * No press during adjustment phases


Potentially...I know there were a couple of times that I would have liked to
have communicated during the adjustment phases, but that wasn't a huge
problem.


and the MUST_ORDER restriction?
>
>     * No press until the first order is turned in
>
> This hedges in a player pretty tightly.  The goal of MUST_ORDER was to
> discourage late orders.  Obviously, it only discourages it, rather than
> prevents it.  Practically speaking, it's probably one of the tougher
> rules on players.  Were I to participate in a game, I would request the
> MUST_ORDER be excluded.  It doesn't model FTF play, anyway.
>

While I understand that MUST_ORDER is slightly "unnatural", I thought it
allowed the game to be strategic, rather than relying on mistakes or NMRs.
Based on limited experience, NMRs seem so incredibly damaging that I think
it hurts the game in some ways.  On the other hand, there's the excitement
of not knowing whether your neighbor is plotting against you or just
incommunicado.

Personally, I prefer purely strategic/tactical games, making Dip a bit of a
stretch for me, as I'm not particularly fond of games that turn into a
simple "get the leader"/social engineering exercises.  That's part of the
fun of Dip, but at times, I feel that it becomes Dip's weakness.

Oh wait, is MUST_ORDER just about press?  D'oh.

At any rate, I know that life can definitely take precedence over a game,
even so, I thought MUST_ORDER was fine.  I didn't think it was particularly
onerous to issue a set of orders before issuing press.  Even though it bit
me once, with A STP - FIN, which I had agreed with Germany to change to A
STP H.

I'm neither for nor against MUST_ORDER for future games.


Christian
would happily play in another game...
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