[Consim-l] Flat Top question

[Dave Kohr]

On 2/25/07, Stephen Loughrey <sclox at alphalink.com.au> wrote:
> In a similar vein consider this: Someone interested in Naval warfare would
> know what forces each side has in most historical battles, something that
> the commanders at the time would not usually have known so precisely, I have
> never heard this brought up as a complaint of any game. We can
> refight the battles but not recreate the predicaments.

I agree this is a problem with many naval games. Along these lines,
I've heard praise (from Markus and others, I believe) for the old VG
Tokyo Express/Carrier solo games, for the fact that the player does
not know at the beginning of the scenario the precise composition of
the enemy force he is facing.

Dave