RE: simple rules for non-gamers

Damo wrote:
> Roll a 6 to hit and kill someone with a rifle or pistol.  5 or 6 to
hit and kill 
> someone with an MG.
> 
> Close combat was determined by high roll.

Okay, now that I remember it, that _was_ what we used! Only we were
playing with Airfix Napoleonics. Killed on a six, with close combat
determined by dicing off and the high roller won. I ended up winning
even with less figures, because I defended with all my guys and he
attacked me in waves. Afterwards I sat down and thought about why I won
so handily since it was essentially a dice rolling contest. It taught me
the benefit of localized superiority and how a larger force inflicts far
more casualties per time period than a smaller force, lessons that
helped me while gaming ever since.

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