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.

Right.

> I guess that I would suggest that fighter bays be allowed to be
replaced
> with weapons, but not weapons with fighter bays.
Or maybe just leave the fighters out of the choices for variations.
>
> Fighter re-arming rules from FB2?
> Floating table?
> PTorp rules from FB2?

Yep, yep, and probably not.

> I, personally, don't care for the victory conditions. I don't drink
and
> would feel uncomfortable purchasing beer/ale/etc.

Is why I put a <vbg> around it.  I've had exactly one sip of beer in my
life.  (Other drinks, yes, just not beer).

> Perhaps 6 miniatures
> (Destroyers? Cruisers?) could be brought by those who don't drink.

I'd want to keep it relatively cheap.  Also, if _you_ bring mini's and
everyone else brings beer, then your incentive isn't as high.

>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).

Yep, but 3-bottle targets might get more attention too.