Play Wooden Ships & Iron Men boardgame online or challenge other players at different wargames.

Main menu

Home Your Games Your Profile Forum Games Credits Links

Donate FAQ

Leagues

League Index How to Play Leagues People Play Statistics

Gonzaga

Play Gonzaga New!

How to Play Games People Play Statistics

Blue Max

Play Blue Max How to Play Planes & Combat charts Scenarios List Games People Play Statistics Tactical Advice The Big Planes Race

Cartagena

Play Cartagena How to Play Games People Play Statistics

Wooden Ships...

Play Wooden Ships...How to Play Games People Play Statistics Newbies' guide

King Me!

Play King Me!How to Play Games People Play Statistics

VampiRing

Play VampiRing How to Play Games People Play Statistics

Forum Message

Previous message

Post a reply

Next message

City:	Capital District, NY
HomePage or other cool site:	http://www.swa-gaming.org
Membership	18years 327days ago.
Last Login	1year 194days ago.
Last Move	4years 212days ago.
TXWard is currently	Send a mail to TXWard

Message header

Area/Game:	Blue Max
Topic:	Rules
Subject:	Re: No Engine / Use Fuel
Posted by:	TXWard - 18years 284days ago.

Message text

flying_neko wrote:

TXWard wrote:

flying_neko wrote:

HeadMMoid wrote:

If your engine is destroyed, why are you still using fuel?

And why should running out of fuel in a plane without a working engine be an issue?

The game ends a few turns after all the planes have finished their fuel.

I think that misses the point. I think it is a matter of playability versus reality of the simulation.

Nope, I think you are missing the point

if the game ends a few turns after all the planes have finished their fuel, and

if planes with broken engines did not use fuel,

then you could have endless games

--- Message edited by flying_neko

What point am I missing? The engines continue to function enough to keep the plane aloft and use minimal fuel to do it. The plane is allowed to operate as such until all fuel is expended at which point nothing changes in it's status until all other planes also run out of fuel.

I thought the original post was questioning why this unrealistic situation is the case in the game. Your answer merely explained why fuel continues to be consumed but does not address why a plane out of fuel can run the same as if it had fuel with a wiped out engine. It's not realistic, it is for playability that it is the case. The fact that the game ends shortly after all planes exhaust their fuel does not really address the point of the question, if you ask me.

I like the idea that the planes have 'x' number of turns to exit safely before they crash land as soon as the fuel runs out.

Back to the messages list

Messages thread

Posting elapsed time	Posted by	Subject

18years 284days	HeadMMoid	[BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	flying_neko	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	TXWard	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	flying_neko	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	TXWard	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	flying_neko	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	TnT	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	pokerguy	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	HeadMMoid	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	ksnake	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	scotireb	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	HeadMMoid	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 283days	scotireb	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 283days	FourthApache	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 284days	fmpfmp	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel
18years 263days	Nick	Re: [BM][RULES] No Engine / Use Fuel

Next thread

Posting elapsed time	Posted by	Subject

18years 262days	ksnake	[BM][HUMOUR] Squadron Press Gang
18years 262days	Templars	Re: [BM][HUMOUR] Squadron Press Gang
18years 262days	ksnake	Re: [BM][HUMOUR] Squadron Press Gang
18years 262days	Lord Locquax	Re: [BM][HUMOUR] Squadron Press Gang

Previous thread

Posting elapsed time	Posted by	Subject

18years 264days	saltylog	[BM][SQD] I would like to join a squadron
18years 264days	BazJP	Re: [BM][SQD] I would like to join a squadron
18years 264days	TXWard	Re: [BM][SQD] I would like to join a squadron
18years 264days	Lord_Biclopse	Re: [BM][SQD] I would like to join a squadron