| Cacique Caribe | 27 Apr 2018 9:33 p.m. PST |
Do you follow the eternal precepts of the Art of War, as Zapp Brannigan would have written them (if he could write them)? Dan
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| JimSelzer | 27 Apr 2018 10:49 p.m. PST |
I expect my little guys to die over and over at my command when I first started playing I tried not to lose too many guys and all it did was lose the game for me so now it's if you're gonna die, die with your boots on attitude for me |
| Cacique Caribe | 27 Apr 2018 10:52 p.m. PST |
There ya go! All or nothing. Dan |
 Wolfshanza  | 27 Apr 2018 11:12 p.m. PST |
Yep, mine are immortal…there is a reset button somewhere ! |
| skinkmasterreturns | 28 Apr 2018 3:47 a.m. PST |
This is why I will laugh in the face of anyone who says that gaming is about warmongering. The ONLY thing that is hurt is my wallet. |
| Cacique Caribe | 28 Apr 2018 6:26 a.m. PST |
@Skinkmasterreturns: "This is why I will laugh in the face of anyone who says that gaming is about warmongering."
Well said! I couldn't have expressed it any better.
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@Dave Jackson, so I guess you also lead your charges like Zapp Brannigan leads his? Dan
PS. Here are a few actual Zapp quotes: link
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 Legion 4  | 28 Apr 2018 7:54 a.m. PST |
This is why I will laugh in the face of anyone who says that gaming is about warmongering. The ONLY thing that is hurt is my wallet. Very, very true …  |
| SouthernPhantom | 28 Apr 2018 5:19 p.m. PST |
Not usually. The object our games is typically to complete an objective, rather than destroy the enemy in detail, so suicidal bum-rushes don't work quite so well. Sometimes, the objective is impossible with the numbers and type of troops I have, so the game turns into a Gothic Serpent-esque disaster where the objective is to get my surviving plastic or metal dudes safely out of the combat zone. This is especially true when playing linked games, even informally. It doesn't work too well to lose half your force by playing chicken with a gunship. |
| Skeets | 28 Apr 2018 7:23 p.m. PST |
How about Lord Flashheart? |
| Cacique Caribe | 28 Apr 2018 8:18 p.m. PST |
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 etotheipi  | 30 Apr 2018 3:57 a.m. PST |
Well, I have played DOOP forces under Brannigan's command, so … sometimes. I will if it is appropriate for the force I am commanding. There are a number of modern warlords and criminal groups that don't seem to know what they are doing and don't care how many bodies it takes to do it. However, in general, the victory conditions for the games I play generally do not reward being careless with troops' lives. |
| ScottS | 30 Apr 2018 12:41 p.m. PST |
Zapp Brannigan: How many men did we lose, Kif?
Kif: All of them, sir.
Zapp: Well, at least they won't have to mourn each other. Sounds like my Romans. |
reports from OrcCon 2008.
