Re: [GZG] DSIII q

["Grant A. Ladue" <ladue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   Hi guys,

     I agree, careful scenario design is always important to making sure that
   all the players have a good time.  My "first blush" impression of the DSIII
   rules though left me concerned that the possibility of long firefights can
   throw the best planned scenario out the window.  A few shaken results can
   throw the bulk of one (or more) player's forces under cover (which is a
   mechanism that I like by the way).  If it normally takes a turn end to get
   those forces moving again, a long firefight in the current turn can leave 
   that player (or players) effectively out of the game for long periods of 
   time.  As such, I'm thinking that an optional rule to limit firefight length
   would be usefull in the appropriate settings (like a convention).
     I know it may seem to be overstating things, but we did see this happen in
   the game we played.  One of of the players on our side did a bit in the 1st
   half an hour and then had nothing to do for the next 2 hours.  He fell 
   asleep in his chair!  It wasn't John's scenario that was the problem, it was
   just how the rules pushed things.  I'm just saying that that is something to
   avoid if at all possible.


   grant


> 
> > convention or not.  As such, I  would prefer to see the
> > rules be set up such that it minimizes the chances that
> > one or more of these players spends most of the game doing
> > nothing.  
> 
> The usual way to do this is to say "Larry gets the left
> company with these three platoons; Moe gets the center
> company; Curly gets the right company." A better way to do
> it might be to say "Larry gets First Platoon of all three
> companies; Moe gets Second; Curly gets Third."  That way if
> all the action is on the left flank, Curly isn't sitting
> there with nothing to do.
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