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This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:46 am
by DaveP
I imagine this is old news to all you master players, but I thought it was neat.
On 12/7/41 I sent the two TFs pre-set for Batan Is. to Jolo island instead. On 12/8/41 Jolo was captured. On 12/9/41 I received a message that the Japanese occupy Basilan (the island one hex to the east of Jolo) and the base became Japanese.
I thought it was neat that adjacent undefended bases can switch hands without having to be occupied by LCUs.
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:53 am
by Terminus
Yep, the ol' "two guys in a rowboat with a flag" trick...[:D]
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:08 am
by vlcz
There is a little island in the north of spain (izaro) roughly at the same distance of two fishing villages, when ownership troubles arose they were solved in a rowboat [traineras] race between the two, the first throwing a stone in the island became the owner.. The tradition is renewed each year, as it is written that if the original owner fails to put the stone one year ownership will pass to the other village.
Kind of the same? [;)]
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:00 am
by sprior
ORIGINAL: Terminus
Yep, the ol' "two guys in a rowboat with a flag" trick...[:D]
Have you got a flag? etc, etc
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:49 am
by AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: sprior
ORIGINAL: Terminus
Yep, the ol' "two guys in a rowboat with a flag" trick...[:D]
Have you got a flag? etc, etc
"You can't have a country unless you have a flag. It's the rules."[:D]
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:45 am
by Mike Solli
In my games I call it The Rowboat Corps. [:D]
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:41 am
by rockmedic109
After rowing 40 nautical miles to another island, I would not be a Rowboat Corps....I'd be a Rowboat CORPSE![:D]
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:37 pm
by John Lansford
I think that happened in WitP as well (unoccupied adjacent bases changing sides when another base is invaded).
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:00 pm
by Knavey
ORIGINAL: vlcz
There is a little island in the north of spain (izaro) roughly at the same distance of two fishing villages, when ownership troubles arose they were solved in a rowboat [traineras] race between the two, the first throwing a stone in the island became the owner.. The tradition is renewed each year, as it is written that if the original owner fails to put the stone one year ownership will pass to the other village.
Kind of the same? [;)]
This is probably how mankind started settling arguments many years ago...and then someone decided the stone would be better used by throwing it at the opposition rather than at the island...and so WAR began.
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:14 pm
by Rob Brennan UK
Knavey the Philosopher [&:] what ever next ? [:D]
RE: This is neat
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:38 pm
by Knavey
Thinking of delving into Epistemology next!