Re: Re: [DS] Why play DS?

In a message dated 12/7/98 10:03:51 PM, you wrote:

<<The simple fact is. naval battles are much easier to abstract
meaningfully
than are land battle. >>

I think it's just that for some reason most gamers are more willing to
accept
abstraction in naval/space battles then they are in land battles.  Sure,
terrain is usually less of an issue, but the variety of weapon types,
the use
of fighters and ships defenses, the integration of ship design with
tactical
formations and usage, blah, blah, blah, can generate any level of detail
you're willing to wade through (see some current WWII naval rules for
examples!).
Jed Docherty