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>>Thanks for that - sounds like my SL isntincts are on >>target so far then... :) >> >>Like a lot of people I guess, I haven't played this >>game for (gulp) over 20 years now. > >Yes, many of us have gone through the re-learning >process. >Game is as fun as it was when we were youngsters ... >and >the re-learning process seems to be enjoyable, as >well. :-) > >>Had a couple of goes at Alpha0 and Alpha1 last night >with >>a friend of mine and had a great time. > >Sounds good. Those "good times" are the main idea, >afterall! > >>Walls are a still little confusing for me, tho. >> >>Does a wall give the +2 cover to the target, even if >>the wall is only along the edge of the *firer's* hex >>(2E5 into 2G4, say)? >> >>I *think* the rules read as if that's the case, but it >>feels wrong to me, somehow. > >Your feelings are correct. > >Firing from 2E5 to 2G4 has no wall modifier. Firing >from >2G4 to 2E5 gets the wall modifier. > >The wall +2 DRM (+1 for hedges) is only applied if the >wall >is part of the TARGET's hex. The problem for all of us >starts when this rule is introduced in SL Scenario #1 >(Guards Counterattack) but not used until Scenario #4. > >Importnat rules reference is 11.53 and important clause >is "hex formed by that hexside" ... awkwardly written >but >relatively clear when studied. > >-- Alan > >PS. Glad to hear that you enjoyed Alpha-0 and Alpha-1. >Thanks!

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