Re: [FT] Rules clarification request - stationary movement

On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:
[snip]
> Quoting FT2 p.7:
> 
> "A ship with a velocity of zero (ie:stationary) may, in its movement
> phase, be rotated on the spot to any desired Course, irrespective of
> available Thrust or normal limitations on Course changes. The ship may
> NOT make any actual movement or apply any other Thrust in that Game
> Turn."
> 
> That last half sentence is your answer - if you're decelerating to a
> stand-still, you *are* applying any other Thrust and therefore is not
> allowed to spin to any direction (you can, of course, turn the normal
> amount!)

Actually, that wording is exactly what caused the question in the first
place
- "any *other* thrust".  If the rules had stated 

"... may NOT make any actual movement nor apply ANY thrust in that game
turn",
						 ^
then there would have been no disagreement whatsoever.	However, the
inclusion
of the word "other" causes a definite ambiguity - "other" than what? 
"Other"
than that used to deaccelerate to zero in the first place?  The
inclusion of
the word "other" strongly implies this interpretation, since leaving the
word
out makes the sentence totally unambiguous without breaking any
gramatical
constructs.

We rolled for it, and ended up applying the "no thrust at all during
spin
turn" interpretation.  However, it probably needs a ruling + FAQ'ing.

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