RE: [CON] ECC IV - March 2-4, 2001 - Call for participation

Interesting variants rules. I would think that armor and screens would
be as
easy or easier to add than fighter bays. I see your intention to keep
people
from making fortresses. 
I guess that I would suggest that fighter bays be allowed to be replaced
with weapons, but not weapons with fighter bays. 
Or allow full customization as long as the mass of each ship comes out
equal
to the original and the total fleet points is under 1501. 
Or run only stock ships (listed in FB including variants stated in the
text).

Fighter re-arming rules from FB2?
Floating table?
PTorp rules from FB2?

I, personally, don't care for the victory conditions. I don't drink and
would feel uncomfortable purchasing beer/ale/etc.  Perhaps 6 miniatures
(Destroyers? Cruisers?) could be brought by those who don't drink. Also,
you
state that the fleet should be broken into 6 roughly equal parts.
Implied is
a fleet of 6 or more ships. If this is what you intended, it should be
stated more clearly (If I brought a Komorov and a Von Tegetthoff, It
would
be hard to split into 6 parts; if not split it would be harder to get to
the
last hull box on each one).

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net	  
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris DeBoe [SMTP:LASERLIGHT@QUIXNET.NET]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 6:21 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Re: [CON] ECC IV - March 2-4, 2001 - Call for
participation
> 
> 
> > Call for Event Submission
> 
> First CanAm War (Proposed Rules):
> 
> 1. Each participant brings a 1500 point FB1 fleet including minis.
> a. Variants will be allowed.	Weapons (including fighter bays, PDS and
> ADFC)
> may be added or subtracted as long as the total weapons mass is the
same
> as
> in the original design.
> b. If there is a weapon not found in a FB fleet, it may not be used in
a
> variant.  Example: if ESU has no FB designs with submunitions, then no
> variant ESU ship may use submunitions.  Exception: all fleets may have
> ADFC.
> c.  No other variations (thrust, hull, armor, screens, etc) are
allowed.
> d.  Fleet lists must be submitted to the referee at least 4 weeks in
> advance.
> e.  The referee will bring spare fleet lists for anyone who doesn't
have
> one.	However, if you get 1500 points of scouts--or carriers with no
> fighters--no whining is allowed.
> 
> 2. The participants will be divided into Canadian and American sides.
> Each
> side will elect their own admiral.
> 
> 3. Movement will be vector system using FB2 revisions.
> a. Before writing orders, all players will place markers to show where
> their
> ships would end the turn if they used zero thrust.
> b. Players will then have a limited time period to write their orders.
> c. Each admiral rolls for initiative for each of his players. 
Example:
> With a total of 8 players in the game, the Canadian admiral get
initiative
> positions 1, 2, 6 and 8, while the American gets 3, 4, 5, and 7.   
Each
> admiral may then assign the player of his choice to each initiative
> position.
> 
> 4. Victory points <vbg>
> a. Each participant will bring a six-pack of his preferred brew.  For
> Canadians, I assume this will be Molson's.  Americans should bring
> something
> that's drinkable--imported if necessary.
> b. Each player's fleet will be divided into 6 groups (approx 250
points
> per
> group) and will designate one brew per group.
> c. The player who destroys the last hull box of an enemy 250 point
group
> gets the corresponding brew.
> d.  The last hull box is the only one that counts.  Players may make
> agreements between themselves to divide their loot; the referee will
not
> enforce such agreements, however.
> e.  The referee does not drink beer but could conceivably be
succeptible
> to
> bribery in other media of exchange.</vbg>