Aircraft

[plloyd1010]

I don't really want to win on a die roll, I want to win because good tactics. If I lose, I want it to be because the other guy was better, not luckier, than I.

But doesn't this define PG?

No, wargames, and indeed most strategy games, are an exercise in probability management. If it were not, there would be no functional difference between a DF of 4, and a DF of 16. Luck matters, but if luck decides the game, regardless of skill, it's only a dice rolling contest.

My previous statement refers to single or limited number of overwhelming, unmanageable events. In the context of this thread, it would be having planes show up and cut a swath through your opponents position. Such "nuclear" events ruin any game.