[ASLML] A.2

[Bruce Probst]

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:12:28 +0100, "Kenneth Knudsen"
<kenneth.knudsen at mail.tele.dk> wrote:

>I suggest you read D2.4 again.

I suggest that *you* read A.2 again.

>In order to stay in Motion you need to spend all your MPs. You can do this by actually moving OR stop-delay-start.

Yep.  What does that have to do with moving to a new hex?  Here's your
exercise for the day: how can I expend all of my MP without entering a new
hex and without expending any Delay MP.  There are several correct answers.
(Of course, stop-delay-start is a legitimate tactic too, very simple and
remarkably consistent with the rules.)

None of them, of course, are important in this example, because of A.2.

>He did neither of those. So he cannot stay in Motion.

And why didn't he do them?  Because he FORGOT.  You, as his opponent, also
forgot (or chose not to remind him).  So how is this dilemma resolved?  It's
called A.2.

>Should we consider him to have stopped-delayed-started or should we consider him to have stopped?

Actually, we consider that it matters not-a-whit, apply A.2 and stop whining
about it.  (Aka "SHUT UP AND PLAY!")

>I prefer to consider him having stopped.

That's nice.  Fortunately for your (hypothetical) opponent, he can simply
invoke A.2 and not listen to your bizarre (not to mention wrong)
interpretation of the rules.

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