Fog of War

[treadasaurusrex]

Fog of War is an optional rule I've been using in all my PG games because I like the concept, but I'm thinking of not doing so anymore.  It seems the majority of turns (especially for larger scenarios) end prior to a significant percentage of units having activated, which can be a real advantage for the side who has demoralized units in assault hexes they don't want to make recovery rolls for.  Do other players use the fog of war rule?

I do my best to avoid using the -- as written -- Fog of War (FOW) optional rule in scenarios of less than 20 or so turns. This is especially important when playing opponents that are new to the game and to Vassal, since using it makes it difficult to properly sequence attacks. This rule only benefits the side playing defense in PG. I think that the FOW rule should be an optional choice for individual players. However, this game is supposed to be fun, not tedious, overly gamey and excessively bureaucratic. I agree with Cjsiam's described procedure requiring that all demoralizations be immediately resolved if one must play with this poorly-conceived rule.

The requirement to always us the flawed FOW rule in the Infantry Attacks series of APL games, almost makes the majority of the scenarios unwinnable for the attacking side -- and tedious -- for both players, given the many other defense-favoring factors at play in this conflict simulation series. Its too bad, but making FOW mandatory, makes the WWI Infantry Attacks series a nonstarter for me and others. There are better ways to simulate the "Friction of War" as is done in the block game series produced by Columbia Games.