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<p>Agreed Ben, its a silly little rule !<br /></p>
<p>FWIW, I will play against Hidden TBs but I will never use this tactic.<br /></p>
<p>When I shove a TB out through the shuttle bay doors, I will be announcing such fact using the IA procedure.<br /></p>
<p>Besides, I like to see the sweat on my opponents brow when they realize they will hit the damn thing ............................ 😄😄<br /></p>
<p>Note to all Hidden TB users, the SFBOL client does not quite hide it when you first lay it, only when your ships have left the hex of laying is the TB actually hidden. Chuck and I discovered this last night, also I remember Matt and I [ Matt more so then me ! ] also had this issue in our Thol vs Pel battle a month or so ago.<br /></p>
<p>Also, I noticed last night that if a PoT or PoS counter is in same hex as hidden TB, it can be seen until the counter is moved elsewhere.<br /></p>
<p>It seems the TB is only hidden if there is no unit/counter of any kind in same hex.<br /></p>
<p>I have informed Paul F. of this fact.<br /></p>
<p>Cheers<br /></p>
<p>Frank<br /></p>
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<br />From: Ben Sh via SFBdrama <sfbdrama@lists.mattnet.org>
<br />Date: June 11, 2018 at 3:47 PM
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I was just surprised to find out that the campaign was using hidden mine placement.
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This is an optional rule that I have never seen included in any SFB game in the 35 odd years I have played.
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It is, imho, an absolutely terrible rule. It requires tracking every hex every opponent's ship has passed through and the turn/impulse it left that hex. Ugggg!!!
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I propose that this rule be removed from the campaign rules.
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It adds nothing to the "space combat" game this is supposed to be. The game is already extremely complicated, so much so that it is hard to get a new player to play. Why make it worse for so little tactical gain?
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For now, I request that any opponents I play and I refrain from hidden mine placement during our games, as, of course, I will.
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Thanks for reading my rant.
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