From: Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@m...>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 10:14:24 +1000
Subject: re: [FT] Piquet in Space - now heading for [OT]
G'day guys, A reply to a few posts here: Binhan said: > The rules are heavily based on luck.... There is a good deal of luck in them, but they also force you to have reserves and plans of action and make the most of opportunities. They do add a good deal of uncertainity in that you're not guaranteed to have a "move", "fire", "move", "fire" sequence, but that's half the fun;) David said: > re: the extreme highs and lows can be lessened by a modified And Tom said: > Upon hearing these descriptions of Piquet, You guys may have a point here as I've never thought about how (relative) command and control changes with time. However if you don't like the 'standard' impetus idea there are a few other methods already out there, the one I prefer was the one I mentioned in my description of "Erratic Thrust" (where both sides get the amount they roll). Anyway [in a desperate effort to get this back on track seeings as I'm on the GZG not PK mailer;)], I'll flesh the idea out in the near future (hopefully) and put it on that general gzg_l xoom site if anyone's interested. Cheers Beth