tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031540786106165779.post8138033950869941390..comments2024-02-19T07:45:52.119-08:00Comments on RED IN THE MORNING...: Portable Naval Wargame Pre-dreadnought Playtest 4: "Battle in the Bay!"Queen Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505373788741956434noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031540786106165779.post-58992611794829218842018-07-12T17:47:24.918-07:002018-07-12T17:47:24.918-07:00oops, that should be "rolling below average&q...oops, that should be "rolling below average" for the Spanish. Either way, beating the probabilities in both cases, but different directions.<br />;)Queen Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505373788741956434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031540786106165779.post-21860842107074742062018-07-12T17:45:42.576-07:002018-07-12T17:45:42.576-07:00It's a bit odd, but there really is such a thi...It's a bit odd, but there really is such a thing as the occasionally un/lucky ship / unit / side with wargaming. I don't believe in luck, but it somehow does apply to gaming, e.g. the Olympia is just a consistently amazing shooter, while the Spanish have struggled thru most games with being a bit poorer in ships / quality / numbers and on top of that also rolling above average.<br /><br />Makes them endearing in an "underdog" sort of way.<br /><br />So "a draw" is quite the Spanish victory, at least in my book!Queen Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505373788741956434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031540786106165779.post-71920719725867597282018-06-25T16:32:33.205-07:002018-06-25T16:32:33.205-07:00¡Viva España! It seems that your dice are either ...¡Viva España! It seems that your dice are either frozen or scalding hot...El Gregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com