Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners

From: dcd@nasa.kodak.com (Dennis DeYoung)

Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article jib@runner.ccr-p.ida.org, desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins) writes:
>
> I'm familiar with it enough to know all of the reasons
> why I don't want to play it, which is plenty for me.
>
> If the idea of someone else playing to achieve the victory conditions
> so pisses you off, you are in for a lot of disappointments.
>
>                                        David desJardins
>--
>Copyright 1995 David desJardins.  Unlimited permission is granted to quote
>from this posting for non-commercial use as long as attribution is given.
                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
For the record then, let us attribute the above stupidity to David.

David, there are many games which have rules that allow things which
are actually against the spirit of the game.  In most sports and games
you will find an acknowledgment of this fact in the front of the rulebook
along with a note that it should be discouraged.  While joining late is
technically legal, it is against the spirit of the game which intends
conflict and action.  You should earn a victory, not get it by default.
The player Kevin was complaining about was not "playing to achieve the
victory conditions" as you said, but rather sitting still, paying $6.50
per turn, and building up his troop count without loosing any while others
defeated the enemy, loosing troops in the process, with the end result
that this guys opposing team was gone AND he had more troops than his
"allies" thus giving him more victory points.

I have never seen `sitting still for 15 turns' listed under any nation in
ME-PBM as a victory condition.

- Dennis

dcd@nasa.kodak.com

References

Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: ME-PBM Late Joiners
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000