Re: [FT] Exactly how popular is Full Thrust?

On Sunday, July 25, 1999, at 03:07 PM, <warbeads@juno.com> wrote:

> That was a the kind of question I get from newbies in SF war games.  I
> (now) always tell new players who ask about nukes before a game about
> them ("Does he have them?"  "His side has them."  "Do I?" "Is it 
> listed?
> No?  I guess you weren't issued one...." interesting to watch their 
> mind
> churning after that one....
>
> LOL!	I have had new players toss nukes and blink when 'nothing 
> happens'
> and it's easy to forget that newbies don't know all the jargon.  Funny
> how quickly players (new/grognard) will  toss Nukes in a game if they
> think the othe side can't respond or is vulnerable....

True. The one I rarely see in PP:E is players using the high intensity 
fire rules. These give you nuke effect with no special defenses, but 
they do dump all your missile reserves. It's all or nothing but when 
you know that the enemy is, like yourself, an eggshell, then it's worth 
trying. But psychologically, it very rarely happens...

Cheers,

Dom

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