Re: SG2 newbie Q

On Fri, 18 Feb 2000 09:14:28 -0500, Michael Sarno <msarno@ptdprolog.net>
wrote:

>I can't find this in the book.  Can you cite the rule?  Thanks.

It's not explicit, but implicit.

On page 16, under "Transferring Actions" the following is stated:

The first paragraph states, "One of the key uses of actually having
command
elements... presnt on the table is that in certain circumstances they
can
'transfer' one or both of their actions... down their chain of command
to a
subordinate unit or units, thus allowing the subordinate unit to take an
'extra' activation in a turn whether or not it has already used up its
own
activation."

The fourth paragraph states, "Note that the superior only has to use ONE
of
his actions in order to give the subordinate a full 2-action activation,
and
thus may attempt to communicate with and activate TWO subordinate units
in the
one turn if he wishes (though both must be resolved at the same time)."

The first paragraph implies that a unit can get a single "extra"
activation
each turn from a transferred action. The fourth paragraph implies that
if a
command unit wants to use both actions to activate subordinate units,
they
both have to be different units and the roll is resolved simultaneously.

Now, this is IMPLIED, not explicitly stated. It's one of the few true
ambiguities in the game. I took it to mean only one extra activation per
squad
per turn. A couple of the guys I talked to about this at GenCon agreed.
I'm
curious if this is how the group took it, and whether or not this should
be an
official pronouncement...

Allan Goodall		       agoodall@interlog.com
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