FG: Nuclear War XV: Don't get MAD, get even!

[Sparrowhawk]

Sent

Edited to add question:

Is there any way to clarify the "stockpiled nukes" portion?

Here is how it reads now:

Stockpile Nukes: *
When stockpiling nukes you can launch 2-4 nukes instead of 2 at a time. You can't stockpile stockpiled nukes, the max # of nukes is 4. You don't have to use the stockpiled nukes the following turn. If you've got stockpiled nukes and want to nuke someone, but also keep the stockpiled nukes, you may.

The first sentence is clear, but it goes downhill from there for me. The second sentence, "you can't stockpile stockpiled nukes" makes sense to me until I read the next sentence and "you don't have to use the stockpiled nukes the following turn". These two statements seem contradictory to me. And the last sentence I don't understand at all. If you nuke someone and use your nukes to do so, how do you also keep your stockpiled nukes?

Sorry for the newbie question, as I stated when I signed up for this one, of the Forum Games, this is perhaps the one I have followed the least up until now, and while I went back are read the previous two games to get an understanding, I still don't get it

[Spaced Cowboy]

Basically you can only have 4 nukes ready to fire. Stockpiling gives you 2 more extra ones. You start with 2. You can fire any number up to 4. So if you fire all 4, you have 2 non-stockpiled ones next turn. If you fire three, you'll have three next turn. If you fire 2 you'll have 4 (not considered using the stockpile). Same if you fire just one (probably will never happen).

[Sparrowhawk]

So can you have 4 nukes at the end of a turn, not use them for 2 turns, launch 4 nukes at someone on the following turn and still have 2 nukes at the end of your turn?
(If I understand this all now, the above should be possible, but I am not sure if I am missing something in the rules still)

[Kuciwalker]

You'd have 2 nukes at the beginning of your next turn.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
You'd have 2 nukes at the beginning of your next turn.

[Jamski]

Think of it like this. You can only make 2 nukes a turn, you can only launch 4 nukes a turn, and you only have storage for 4 nukes at a time.

-Jam

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Spaced Cowboy

[DrSpike]

Sent.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Kuci, confirming your answer, I was.

Still need orders from:
7. Loinburger -
8. Hercules -
9. Thizben -
11. Jonny -

[Kuciwalker]

Ah.

[Jonny]

Orders sent.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Sparrowhawk
So can you have 4 nukes at the end of a turn, not use them for 2 turns, launch 4 nukes at someone on the following turn and still have 2 nukes at the end of your turn?
(If I understand this all now, the above should be possible, but I am not sure if I am missing something in the rules still)

YOu have to send an order to STOCKPILE your nukes to get 4. Any other order will leave you with only 2 nukes to use. So if you builda spy, bunker or city... even though you don't use your nukes you will still only have 2 available next turn.

[Hercules]

Orders sent Stockpile 20 nukes and 10 spies Did I make a mistake?

[Sparrowhawk]

Looks like all are in but Loinburger (assuming that Theebin sent his in when he posted his message above).

[Kuciwalker]

That may be a big assumption