Re: Perfect Campaign Rules

I too like this method, and I've been tinkering with some campaign rules
to
use it.  The biggest problem I've had dealing with it is the actual
playability of it.

Let's say you've got a moderated campaign game with Admiral X and
Admiral Y.
Admiral X attacks Admiral Y's fleet A in an area where he has no FTL
comm
(other than courier ships).  Admiral Y sends a courier for help to fleet
B
which is several turns away.  How does one keep Admiral Y from taking
actions with fleet B (or other units) that would work to his advantage
in a
situation that fleet B doesn't technically know about yet?

I'm very curious to see how others have tackled this one.

Later,
Nathan

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Burger <burger00@camosun.bc.ca>
To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk <FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk>
Date: Sunday, April 05, 1998 12:27 AM
Subject: Re: Perfect Campaign Rules

>>II.	  Age of Steam. Late Nineteenth Century. Quick communication to
>>planets (Hyper-Telegraph?) but slow to ships. Huge planet bound
>>communicators become a key target for raids.
>
>This one's my choice - for no particular reason, except that I think it
>makes for a more layered, interesting strategic system. Gives an actual
>reason to 'waste' fleet points on courier ships, when they're
manifestly
>useless in any fight...
>
>I'd say even the 'Hyper-Telegraph' (great name!!) be rare - lots of
colony
>worlds without a HyperSpace CommStation in orbit, who depend on the
>monthly (less?) courier ships and passing merchantmen for information.
>
>(Maybe I'm just a frustrated Colonials player, hiding in SciFi
>clothing...:))
>
>Brian (burger00@camosun.bc.ca)
>