[Aslml] Complete Beginner

[Wes Neal]

I will answer a few of these questions:

Infantry Smoke placement...if you look at the "exponent" as just being a
number you have to roll on one D6 you will understand it better.  So if the
exponent is 3 then he has to roll 3 or less to get the smoke in his own hex,
if the exponent is 1 he needs a one etc.

IFT vs IIFT .....This will surely start an argument, but I have been playing
about 1.5 years and have never played a single person and used the IIFT.  I
have only ever had one person I played even asked which chart to use.  It is
therefore my personal opinion that most people use the IFT.

Cowering......I have never heard this question before.  No one that I have
ever played ignores cowering.  Why would you think to ignore it since it is
a rule like any other with its own little section in A7.9.

Wes


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Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 1:49 PM
Subject: [Aslml] Complete Beginner


> Hi all,
>
> I originally sent this to the old list but I don't think it ever got
through
> :(
>
> I'm a complete newbie to ASL (something of a rarity these days I believe)
and
> will be pestering the list for questions to dumb questions on a regular
> basis.
>
> First off what is the best scenario for two absolute beginners to play in
> order to begin to get a working grasp of the rules?
>
> Secondly could someone explain infantry smoke placement in simple terms to
> me. I'm OK with the MF involved and the fact it takes place in the MPh but
I'm
> mightly confused by the "exponent" part of A24.1. To me exponent means
"raise
> to the power of" but that makes little sense in the context the rule uses
it
> since, if I'm reading it correctly, only a single die is rolled and for
the MMC
> I have raising their firepower to the power of the exponent results in
numbers
> well above six. Thus MMC can always place smoke but ends its MPh if it
rolls
> a six. Is that true or have I completely misunderstood?
>
> Thirdly do people tend to use the IFT or IIFT? Personally I lean towards
the
> IFT at the moment due to its simplicity but if the IIFT is in common use I
> guess we should use that.
>
> Fourthly is the "cowering" rule widely enforced or do folks tend to ignore
> it?
>
> Just in case it's helpful I have ASL v2, Beyond Valour, Yanks, Paratrooper
> and Solitaire and will be PBEM using VASL (at least until we get a better
grasp
> of the rules - then we might venture onto the server)
>
> I look forward to your suggestions and answers.
>
> Cheers
>
> Charles
>
> Ima Gen Ri Ryu instructions on the use of the spear: "Place pointy end in
> opponent. Repeat as necessary."
>


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