Re: A complete turn-around of attitude...(david has nailed the issue)

On Thu, 12 Dec 1996 02:59:01 GMT, you wrote:

>> nearly so... the main difference was that it had very complex ship
>> construction rules. all in all, I think this was a good thing...
>
>I disagree completely. A space-ship in FT is a game-token like a
>piece is in chess. Simple tokens can make for very complex games,
>and for very enjoyable ones.
>
David has hit the issue on the head. The addition of this sort of
detail in combat resolution or movement won't make the underlying game
better, it'll *just add more detail*

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Bob Blanchett
bobblanchett@iname.com
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