Re: Has anyone played "Suzerainty"?

From: jbrowning@hayes.com (Damage Control)

Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 18:02:54 +0000

In article <3g7072$6cu@runner.ccr-p.ida.org>, desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins) writes:
> Damage Control <jbrowning@hayes.com> writes:
>> The game so far is a blast, with much still to be learned.
>
> Does this mean:
>
>   (1) That the game isn't completely documented, so that experienced
>   players have an advantage over new players just from having seen how
>   the game works?
>
>   (2) That the game is completely documented, but is complicated enough
>   that you are still developing new strategies?
>
>   (3) Something else?
>
>                                         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.

Primarily #2, but there are some things that are yet to be full documented.
I'll give an example of both :

1. You decide you want to whomp another player's city with a Meteor Storm
spell. How effective will it be? You don't know until you try. All that you
do know is that better mages hurl better meteor storms.

2. How effective is an army of 1000 Light Infantry and 500 Light Archers if
ordered to attack a town with 10 foot high earth walls and a 15 foot wide dry
moat, garrisoned by 120 defenders? You have NO clue until you try.

The GM is working on a "Beginner's Hints" manual to address such situations as
#2. Expect it to be out in a month or so. However, the game is quite playable
as is, with several hundred pages of rules and examples. Also, no one has
played enough to know all about the game.

There are things that are deliberatly obscure that you must lear through game
mechanics as well. For example, where are the Imperial heirs located? The ruls
hit at how you can find out, but don't outright *tell* you.

JB
jbrowning@hayes.com

References

Has anyone played "Suzerainty"?
cr792@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Leo A. Tischer)
Sat, 14 Jan 1995 06:41:51 +0000
Re: Has anyone played "Suzerainty"?
jbrowning@hayes.com (Damage Control)
Thu, 19 Jan 1995 11:42:55 +0000
Re: Has anyone played "Suzerainty"?
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Thu, 26 Jan 1995 02:08:34 +0000

Referenced By

Has anyone played "Suzerainty"?
cr792@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Leo A. Tischer)
Sat, 14 Jan 1995 06:41:51 +0000
Re: Has anyone played "Suzerainty"?
jbrowning@hayes.com (Damage Control)
Thu, 19 Jan 1995 11:42:55 +0000
Re: Has anyone played "Suzerainty"?
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Thu, 26 Jan 1995 02:08:34 +0000