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RE: Bombarding Tank Riders
Peter,
I did not know it was de rigeur in the US to have what you succinctly name a negotiation-reference process and it is not something I have taken part in to my memory other than when optional rules are up for bidding or confirming whether an errata rule has been realised by both opponents. If that is the normal or mode procedure in America these days then I confess my ignorance. :-)
With that in mind I would have to count myself lucky then with the many guys I have played PG against as I am struggling to remember any noticeable negotiated 'new or changed rule' against any of them. Perhaps my long time PBEM opponent that I only just finished playing against this year (due to continual cat attacks of the set-up game that the 8 year old mog found as a new source of entertainment) was about the only player I knew that had some rules quirks. As I was the newbie initially against him years ago, I never really changed too much to the 'real' rules against him.
I know you like to add your version or perception of what is the more realistic to your game(s) and I appreciate that. That is the flavour you have chosen and you are right to do so because it is right for you AND fits in with your understanding of the subject matter. But my decision was taken above my own 'reality' perception processes simply in favour of increased chances of finding opponents and also being able to appeal to a larger 'footfall' of PG gamers. With 14 different opponents so far played against and another 2 in the pipeline I am neither inclined nor in a position to remember possibly 16 different ways of playing the same game against each of those erstwhile guys. As I mentioned in the post further up ... Yes this means swallowing some parts of the rules I do not like or would prefer to be different, but on the plus side, all 17 of us know where we stand from the get-go.
On the rare occassions I have gone for home brew innovations in the past in other games, I have found players will often want a new 'realistic' rule added as a situation arises that more often than not has them at a disadvantage. The descent into "This would never happen" or "They would do this in that situation and its far more realistic" are the kind of debates that when I am mid-playing a game I am not interested in. Even after the game it is a dicey business changing the rule as once again, I have seen home rules in games modified again as other situations come to a head. Practically in all those games, had everybody stuck to the rules as presented we would have all had an easier playing experience OVER the LONGER term.
Finally, to catch a sentence from your previous post and on the subject of small unit actions, do you have a copy of "Small Unit Actions During The German Campaign in Russia" published by The Dept of the Army - Pamphlets 20-269 ? This certainly must give a pep to any would be PG gamer when building up to an East Front scenario. If not, have a look. My copy is printed in England by Naval & Military Press Ltd
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