Re: [FT] Worst Gaffe

On Fri, 2 May 2003 10:22:39 +0100 (BST) Phillip Atcliffe
<Phillip.Atcliffe@uwe.ac.uk> writes:
<snip>
>I'm playing NAC, my son is ESU with a useful little squadron of 
>cruisers and his favourite Warsaws (not, for once, acting as his usual 
>
>Torpedo DD swarm <g>) and he arranges (before the game starts) to FTL 
>in away from the visible melee areas -- great, except one Phalon 
>squadron picked the same area to arrive the turn before and he ends up 
>
>right in front of them! One PB salvo took out his entire squadron...
>
>What do you say to a 12-year-old who's been looking forward to this 
>game for weeks when his fleet is blown out of the sky on its first 
>turn? B-(
>
>Phil
>----

Utter and complete bummer.

Maybe (with a gulp,) "Here, son, play my fleet."???

I know, 20/20 hindsight is always too late to be of use.

Gracias,
Glenn

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