[WarInEur] {Spam?} Optional Strategic Surprise Rule

[Kent & Sue Haunschild]

Nice analysis of just some of the pitfalls of two back to back turns due to 
using a surprise.

I don't think we will see the KC Surprise option in CWIE2.  We might see a 
modified one, some day in the future, but remember any addition will be 
OPTIONAL players who want to experiment will be able to do so.  Those who 
think its a bad idea will never be forced to play with it.

I tend to like variability and unknowns in my games.  So, Richard's idea of 
adding a die roll to the equation makes some sense and doesn't leave the 
defender completely helpless.  I declare surprise, and roll the dice, only 
to see that due to spies, Ultra, or some other means the other side has seen 
through my ploy and counteracted it.  We could even offer the opponnent the 
opportunity to immediately declare a surprise in turn.  If he succeeded that 
would be a surprise.

Kent


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>
> The top 5 allied/soviet uses of the proposed strategic surprise rule 
> guaranteed to annoy any Axis player:
>
> 5.? De-Blitzkrieging Poland -
> The allied player declares surprise on his first turn in 1939 stopping the 
> German invasion of Poland in its tracks and allowing the Poles two turns 
> to reposition their forces and kill any possibility of blitzkrieg.? The 
> Axis player can forstall this?by?using a surprise in the first turn?of the 
> game but he will be annoyed at?having to use it against the Poles.? ?
>
> 4.? Super Anzio
>
> The allied player declares surprise, invades an undefended coast hex 
> behind the Germans, then uses the next move to move his divisions across 
> Italy, cutting the German army off from supply.
>
> 3.? North African Supply Grab?
>
> The allied player declares surprise, amphibiously lands 4 divisions 
> between 2 axis mobile supply units and then overruns both of them on the 
> ensuing turn.
>
> 2.? Sea Lion/Beached Whale
>
> The Axis player, having burned his 1940 surprise getting through the 
> double line of French divisions launches Sea Lion.? He then watches 
> helplessly as the?allied player declares surprise and gets two turns to 
> react to the invasion.?
>
> 1.? Soviet 1/5/42 surprise
>
> The Soviet player with his double fortified lines declares surprise on 
> 1/5/42 thus forcing the Axis player to postpone his own surprise attack to 
> 1/7/42, shortening the campaign season by six weeks.?
>
> As you can see, the rule will cause more ahistorical results than it 
> prevents.? Lets not add it to CWIE2.
>
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