To Measure Or Not To Measure - That IS the Question!

There are PSBs for either school of thought. One contends that your
radars
etc. give you ranges. True enough. The contrarian school contends that
ECM,
EW, etc. blur the positions, and their are time lags etc. to compensate
for
so the not-measuring is a representation of those uncertainties. Some
say
"It slows things down", other say "Not really". One group says "But how
can
I contend with people whose eyes are better?" and others say "It isn't
about
winning and what about differences in tactical skills anyway?". 

This is ultimately a "Does To!" "Does Not!" style of argument. There is
no
right answer, only one right for a given group. Most of my pals don't
allow
pre-measure. I don't mind it. In Jon's PBeM game, I used the computer to
about 50% of its capability and won a rather hefty victory (the
opponents
had some real life stuff interfering, in all fairness). I didn't mind
this
either. Ultimately, I feel I can thrive in either environment. The
challenges are different but a good player can cope and adapt and
prosper. 

No one likes cheese. No one likes slow slow games. No one likes to see
cheats or to play with others not of their style of gaming. Welcome to
reality. This has always been the case. You find those of like mind, you
tend to enjoy time together. If you are open minded, as I am, you tend
to
enjoy gaming with almost everyone. 

I can "play to win" in which case I'll crank up the brain and look for
rules
loopholes and try every trick in the book to get the job done because
the
objective is victory - the more decisive the better. I can also play to
have
fun where I don't care and am more concerned about who brought the beer
and
what kind of pizza was ordered than whether I win. You have to go with
the
style of game that fits best in your group. And if you have to run
something
at a con, you have to go with the least problem-prone and the most
easily
administered in a situation where <insert demonic figure of choice -
Australian land or sea life seem appropriate> shows up at your table. 

Why don't we put this one to bed? I'm not against OT rambles (The Great
Maker would have to blue-bolt me for being such a hypocrite) but surely
this
one does boil down to a polar choice and both sides have made their
points.
Seems to me people can make up their minds on their own and we can go on
to
something new, yes?

Thomas Barclay
Software Specialist 
Defence Systems
xwave solutions
www.xwavesolutions.com
v: (613) 831 2018 x 3008

Alea iacta et pessimo resulto factura est.
 
Ave, Caesar! Te morituiri salutimas!