Re: [FT] Shhhh! In-game secrets...

At 2:51 PM -0500 2/7/05, Flak Magnet (Tim) wrote:
>We have a polite difference of opinion in our FT group about what kind
of
>information should be freely shared during a game of Full Thrust, so I
>thought I'd ask what the rest of you think, or how you guys play it:
>
>After a game has started (meaning ship designs are finalized, etc) do
you guys
>and gals keep your SSDs secret from the other players or do you let
them see
>them?

SSDs no. If we're using some form of Sensor rules, sure, according to 
the chart and rolls. We do allow one to get an idea of damage, X 
number of rolls.

>
>If someone asks, is a player obligated to tell another player his
ship's
>velocity?

It should be clear and obvious. In RL, it'd be shown based on the 
plot that would show the ship.

>During the PDS allocation phase, is the player with the fighters
obligated to
>accurately disclose what TYPES of fighters are contained in each group?

I'd put it at a simple query (think of it as close up sensors...hard 
to conceal that stuff when the signal strength is that strong). 
What's that and that?

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