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Tiger II
08-09-2012, 03:35 AM,
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RE: Tiger II
I would like to add a few more points in responding now that I have a bit more leisure to do so.

First, if I may say so, "TheDoctor" has a gifted ability to retain visual and numerical information. He can adjudicate several assault stacks (or other Actions) sequentially in his head (allowing him to simply make roll after roll) that I would have to run and adjudicate individually (obviously OF doesn't fit into this). He pretty much worked out solving 3x3; 4x4; and 5x5 Rubic's cubes in short order. His mother can visualize symphonic and choral scores from memory and "TheDoctor" seems to have inherited some of that. With a Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry, I don't think of myself as a mental midget, but "TheDoctor" certainly processes play much faster than I do.

Like many gifted and talented youth, he tends to have great success or spectacular failures; sometimes doggedly committing to a plan even when it becomes clear that some adaption is required (Szekesfehervar Airport comes to mind). Experience tempers all. He also gets very focused: I suspect he probably played yesterday for 10 or so hours. As a further bow to youth, he plays on the hard wood floor of his room under his loft (I'd be crippled) - actually makes for a great PG space even for maps/plexiglass as large as Cassino's.

I have asked him to write up an AAR for one of the actions under discussion. With no means of objective ranking such as exists for chess or bridge, I cannot say how "well" he plays vis-a-vis the two astonished members who raised the question above. Perhaps against "real experienced" players, he (and I) would blow away like chaff; or, perhaps, "TheDoctor" might astonish as did the teen-aged Polgar sisters to certain chess masters?

I'm not particularly comfortable with personal information being conveyed online, but I said as much here since I thought it important in a community such as this that "polices" itself - if you wish - that any question of impropriety be addressed. I also thought it a good lesson for "TheDoctor" to understand how internet message board discourse can develop.

And, now, back to our regularly scheduled Tiger II action coverage ...
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Tiger II - by JayTownsend - 07-20-2012, 02:38 AM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 07-20-2012, 09:03 AM
RE: Tiger II - by tanzerleader - 07-20-2012, 09:23 AM
RE: Tiger II - by campsawyer - 07-20-2012, 09:39 AM
RE: Tiger II - by GeneSteeler - 07-27-2012, 01:25 PM
RE: Tiger II - by larry marak - 07-20-2012, 03:20 PM
RE: Tiger II - by tanzerleader - 07-20-2012, 04:40 PM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 07-20-2012, 08:01 PM
RE: Tiger II - by Shad - 07-22-2012, 01:09 PM
RE: Tiger II - by larry marak - 07-24-2012, 12:04 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Bluebell88A - 07-23-2012, 06:49 AM
RE: Tiger II - by larry marak - 07-27-2012, 11:48 PM
RE: Tiger II - by Shad - 07-28-2012, 12:34 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Poor Yorek - 08-07-2012, 10:10 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Shad - 08-07-2012, 10:21 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Poor Yorek - 08-07-2012, 11:11 AM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 08-07-2012, 12:36 PM
RE: Tiger II - by Poor Yorek - 08-08-2012, 12:59 AM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 08-08-2012, 05:32 PM
RE: Tiger II - by waynebaumber - 08-08-2012, 06:51 PM
RE: Tiger II - by Poor Yorek - 08-09-2012, 12:03 AM
RE: Tiger II - by waynebaumber - 08-09-2012, 03:11 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Hugmenot - 08-09-2012, 03:33 AM
RE: Tiger II - by waynebaumber - 08-09-2012, 03:49 PM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 08-09-2012, 05:16 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Poor Yorek - 08-09-2012, 06:09 AM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 08-09-2012, 06:59 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Poor Yorek - 08-09-2012, 07:10 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Hugmenot - 08-09-2012, 03:29 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Michael Murphy - 08-09-2012, 03:35 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Hugmenot - 08-09-2012, 06:09 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Poor Yorek - 08-09-2012, 03:35 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Poor Yorek - 08-09-2012, 03:43 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Hugmenot - 08-09-2012, 06:26 AM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 08-09-2012, 04:20 AM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 08-09-2012, 07:21 AM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 08-09-2012, 07:43 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Poor Yorek - 08-09-2012, 07:54 AM
RE: Tiger II - by Shad - 08-09-2012, 08:36 AM
RE: Tiger II - by campsawyer - 08-09-2012, 10:30 PM
RE: Tiger II - by larry marak - 08-09-2012, 11:55 PM
RE: Tiger II - by vince hughes - 08-10-2012, 02:06 AM
RE: Tiger II - by waynebaumber - 08-10-2012, 05:09 PM
RE: Tiger II - by Hugmenot - 08-10-2012, 03:07 AM

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