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Chaff or not in beginner game (Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope.)

Tue, 30 March 2004 03:04

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DanTMan wrote on Fri, 26 March 2004 19:17

I personally think that dis-allowing chaff, would be more preferable, instead of relying apon discresion. Plus, there may be people playing who have no idea about chaff and that would put them at a serious disadvantage.

Well, I would say that's a very good reason to allow chaff. This is a beginner game after all, where better to learn about it than here? This is the kind of game where you should be learning the basics.

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Without chaff the combat would also become cleaner and more focused on good design, as intended. I believe that the makers of Stars! did not 'design in' the construction of chaff, rather it is a clever and constructive manipulation of the game rules.

Since almost every Stars! game is allowing chaff you would be learning the wrong "good (fleet) designs" ...

Also chaff actually balances the battle aspect of Stars! You get a rock-paper-scissors situation. Chaff beats missiles, missiles beat beams, beams beat chaff, ... Whereas with only missiles and beams the one with the biggest missile stack (firing first) wins all the time ... Chaff brings more tactics and strategy into the game ... intended or not ...

mch

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		New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: DanTMan on Wed, 24 March 2004 15:05
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: Snoopy on Wed, 24 March 2004 15:15
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: DanTMan on Thu, 25 March 2004 09:14
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: Carn on Fri, 26 March 2004 03:22
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: LEit on Fri, 26 March 2004 13:15
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: DanTMan on Fri, 26 March 2004 13:17
		Chaff or not in beginner game (Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope.) By: Micha on Tue, 30 March 2004 03:04
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: DanTMan on Fri, 26 March 2004 13:21
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: Hillel on Sat, 27 March 2004 22:27
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: DanTMan on Sun, 28 March 2004 08:51
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: Hillel on Sun, 28 March 2004 10:16
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: overworked on Sun, 28 March 2004 11:25
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: DanTMan on Sun, 28 March 2004 13:05
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: Inquisitor80 on Sun, 28 March 2004 21:09
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: Hyena on Sun, 28 March 2004 21:52
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: Inquisitor80 on Sun, 28 March 2004 22:27
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: DanTMan on Mon, 29 March 2004 05:20
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: Hillel on Mon, 29 March 2004 09:25
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: DanTMan on Mon, 29 March 2004 10:32
		Re: New Game (strictly for beginners) - A New Hope. By: DanTMan on Tue, 30 March 2004 07:30
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