[ASLML] Concealment question

[Bruce Bakken]

>
>Of course; however, Bruce said that he typically used both a 5/8"
>concealment counter (for the vehicle) and a 1/2" concealment counter
>(for any infantry with the vehicle). Therefore, it would be obvious when
>you see a 5/8" '?' counters on top of a stack that had only one 5/8"
>counter and only one 1/2" counter that you must be looking at a gun with
>manning crew.
>

I've lost track of which Bruce you're talking about here...

No, not obvious.  Consider a stack in the following order, from top down: 
"?" (any size), 5/8 "?", 1/2 "?".  What does it look like to your opponent?

A Gun and a Crew?  Perhaps.  But not necessarily.  You know the top counter 
is a "?" counter; all you know about the second counter is that it is 5/8".

It could very easily be a vehicle accompanied by Infantry.  I almost always 
use 1/2 "?" on my vehicles.   For one thing, there are more of the 1/2 "?".  
For another thing, it covers all information on the counter, anyway, and 
fits nices on a turret counter.  I also use 1/2 "?" on my Guns.

>In other words, if you play by Bruce's house rule, you might give away
>information that you would not by the normal rules.
>
>

Like I said, I've lost track of "Bruces"...  I certainly don't have a House 
Rule for concealment counters.

You can place OB-designated "?" using any size counter you want.  It's up to 
your opponent to figure out what it all means.  It just has to make sense 
within the context of your setup forces.  And really, there are more valid 
combinations than might be readily apparent.

Regards,
Bruce Bakken

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