Both numbers have come in - Matteponk chose #7 and Lord Bane chose #16. The number was 7! This means Matteponk will choose his side and send the setup with parameters specified to Lord Bane.
Parameters are:
3000 point CMBB meeting engagement
January of '45
Northern Region
Force mix: unrestricted
Nationality: unrestricted
Quality: unrestricted
Rarity: on
Imported map
Dawn
Cold
Snowing
Still
33+ turns
These parameters (unrestricted) will give both commanders the most freedom with their skills.
Both commanders accepted the parameters, except Lord Bane was not thrilled about the visibility. I'm not set in stone about it. I told them if they want to set it as fog at midday the visibility will increase to 752 meters. If they want snow at midday it will increase to 1002 meters. The current snow at dawn setting makes it 252 meters. I told them they could decide among themselves - but if they can't agree then we'll be going with the current dawn/snow.
The only thing is the snow - the computer will sometimes randomly make the snow setting "deep snow" - if they get a "deep snow" map, I strongly suggested they redo the setups as it would be a bore watching their units slog and bog in the snow at an extremely slow pace.
So once the visibility is settled, Matteponk is to send his setup according to the parameters specified. they will each use passwords that they don't normally use and cc all of their turns to me so I can report on them.
"Yes, yes, whatever - just get us to town so we can sleep somewhere inside tonight!!", the shivering foot soldiers say...
"Most sorts of diversion in men, children, and other animals, are in imitation of fighting." - Jonathan Swift