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[Matt W]

I've read all the approaches to this and I can say with certainty that none will replace ftf play with hidden units. On the other hand, once you have played the game that way a few times you will understand how you will sweep the board with a pattern of units to find the hidden units and can replicate that type of play by the non-hidden side and have them run into the ambushes that go along with hidden units quite easily.

I have always felt that the "set up 2 different locations for each hidden unit" approach doesn't work because I tend to set up my hidden units in supporting positions. If half go to one set of positions and the other half to the other I end up with no advantage to the hidden units at alland possibly an insane set up as a result. Better to set up without the rules or (as I do) cover the hidden units with smoke markers and remind myself that I cannot see those positions until I am within the spotting distance for hidden units or they fire. This plays easily, maintains much of the play of what the hidden units provide without arbitrarily destroying the integrity of the defense.

While it does not replicate the tension of the use of hidden units in ftf play it does replicate the results quite well.