Re: [GZG] re: Point Systems

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From: "Eli Arndt" <emu2020@comcast.net>
>A good set of mission-based scenarios can address a lot of these
strategic
> elements you are looking for.  Writing flanking forces and such into
> scenarios allows for these battlefield uncertainties and
eventualities.
> Dice rolls, card-draws, chit draws can add a good number of ways in
which 
> to
> assign these.  I am a particular fan of die rolls because chits and
cards
> can be lost/damaged/misplaced and any gamer worth his lead has more
dice
> than he really needs.
Those are fine mechanisms but assigning them by dice score takes any
choice 
from the player and if it is an open dice roll then both players know
what 
the other's mission and deployment options are.
This can work but can also create mismatches. For example in an even
point 
pick up game if I dice "raid the enemy HQ" and my opponent gets "Hold 
position" then that kind of attack into an enemy that can win by simply 
sitting there can provide a decisive advantage to the defender.
Dicing for a scenario where one player is the attacker and one is the 
defender as used by Flames of War looks like it produces the best result
and 
produces some really good games. All scenarios can be played by standard

pick up armies so you don't need to bring lots of different units and
only 
get to use some. 

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