Request for an Important Thread: "Rules of Engagement for PBEM Games"

[junk2drive]

You can be vegan while at the meat eater's house. But try taking a steak into the vegan's...

[PawelM]

You can be vegan while at the meat eater's house. But try taking a steak into the vegan's...

I said I would respect house rules , so understandably no meat allowed :)

[junk2drive]

The point is that some people are one way. You can try their way but they won't try yours.

[Herr Straße Laufer]

You can be vegan while at the meat eater's house. But try taking a steak into the vegan's...

I said I would respect house rules , so understandably no meat allowed :)

Junk makes a great point.
For me, no meat, no eat.

I personally do not find the gamey to be my way. If Pawel wants to be strictly vegan than I will not be eating in Pawels house?

Yet, in real life I attended a wedding of two vegans. They had a vegan reception, with no alcohol! Double nasty!
Even their own relatives complained!
I stopped and had a steak dinner on the way home!
The couple also divorced a couple years ago. She stayed vegan and he went vegetarian.

I'll stay historic simulation.



HSL

[Von Earlmann]

You can be vegan while at the meat eater's house. But try taking a steak into the vegan's...

I said I would respect house rules , so understandably no meat allowed :)

Junk makes a great point.
For me, no meat, no eat.

I personally do not find the gamey to be my way. If Pawel wants to be strictly vegan than I will not be eating in Pawels house?

Yet, in real life I attended a wedding of two vegans.
WHY?
I stopped and had a steak dinner on the way home!
Hopefully you had a beer too :-)
I'll stay historic simulation.



HSL

I'm with you and I'm not politically correct either....I won't play the gamey way period....as to be being a vegan...I do believe that's why salad was invented.........it goes so well with a nice prime rib :-)

VE

[Scud]

I'm getting a metaphorical headache. :)

[Kool Kat]

..........maybe a discussion by both players before playing is a good idea after all :-)

VE

I believe this point was made in Post #4 of the thread?

Hopefully, vets will "school" newbies on their ROEs and alert newbies when they unknowingly wander into "gamey" territory?

Again, open communication, both prior and during a PBeM match, is essential to minimizing misunderstandings and making the game more enjoyable for all. :)

[Otto von Blotto]

I agree I think there is enough for the new players to try and pick up during the first few games that a gentle word during a match with a more experienced player steering in the right direction is better than a blanket rule set, I'm pretty easy going and will let most do what they want but will play my way unless asked not to.

this means no gamey use of halftracks and non combat units.
Trucks and anything else that has no weapons and can't defend itself can exit unless the scn says otherwise. EA or not I prefer not but am happy to play with same for VV. Other than that suit yourself.

I am a vegetarian have been for over 20 years if I eat in a meat eaters house or at a barbecue I will stay upwind of the smell of burning flesh and use different cutlery.

PS good thread.

[junk2drive]

BTW I meant no offense to vegans, vegetarians, carnivores, or cheat-eaters. Merely pointing out how analogies can be twisted around to suit a point of view. Don't trust 'em.

[PawelM]

I personally do not find the gamey to be my way. If Pawel wants to be strictly vegan than I will not be eating in Pawels house

I am confused my self with those food comparisons. junk was very right with his poin t :)

I have been trying to say I do not have my set of rules therefore am not strictly either was - I am referring to unwritten rules.
I let my opponent name their ROE and I will play these rules. This in my view is quite opposite to the impression I could have created. I would say this makes my attitude towards rules anything but strict.

So if someone wants to play gamey I will. If someone has got restrictive rules for non combat units ( and also what unit are non combat ) I will play them. I am interested in fun and honest game purely.
My view is that CS would not be as realistic as I would wish for no matter what additional rules I could adapt (man I still love the game :) ). For that reason I have not developed any prefernce for specific ROE. And I will play any sensible rules proposed to me.

Again my personal choice .....

My point though ix to play the rules I need to be aware of them and I must say couple of rules I leraned about was through upseting a player...