Re: Background? was Re: SGII Newbie Question

Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

> In spite of this, these novels play fast and loose - *very* loose -
> with the Starfire game rules Weber wrote and White playtested Many of
> the tricks described in the novels are flat contradictions of the game
> rules :-( As for the assumptions they made about the Bugs' starship
> designers... <shudder>

I agree. There is a problem writing fiction based on game rules though.
A
wargamer's AAR covering the specifics of time periods rnage bands and
rules, just don't always cross over well to a good story telling.
(especially to the vast majority of SF readers that are not wargamers)
This requires bending the shape of events or specifics to make the
fiction
work, which is the main priority of the exercize.

Los