FG: NW 41 - Return to War

[DrSpike]

That was unwise.

[LordShiva]

If I'd chosen to deflect to Spike, teh first incoming deflected nuke would've been deflected back to him, then back at me (being his 5th incoming nuke), and then back at him (being my 3rd incoming nuke), and then exploding on him, right? Or does it not work that way?

[DrSpike]

Deflectors work once per attack, or it would be silly. Therefore, one of the two nukes that were deflected to you would have been deflected back to me.

In any case allow me to apologise on behalf of the Spikian empire for the incident. I had no desire to act against your people - it was merely a default order to deflect to act as backup for missing turns, and I had no one at whom to direct my ire.

Now, however, I do, and I will change the default order immediately.

[DrSpike]

Sent.

[EPW]

sent, twice maybe

[Krill]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Deflectors work once per attack, or it would be silly. Therefore, one of the two nukes that were deflected to you would have been deflected back to me.

In any case allow me to apologise on behalf of the Spikian empire for the incident. I had no desire to act against your people - it was merely a default order to deflect to act as backup for missing turns, and I had no one at whom to direct my ire.

Now, however, I do, and I will change the default order immediately.

Stop being silver tongued. Kill him LS

[Jonny]

Originally posted by LordShiva
If I'd chosen to deflect to Spike, teh first incoming deflected nuke would've been deflected back to him, then back at me (being his 5th incoming nuke), and then back at him (being my 3rd incoming nuke), and then exploding on him, right? Or does it not work that way?

This is correct... the rules concerning deflectors merely state that every odd nuke is deflected; any one nuke can be deflected any number of times.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Deflectors work once per attack, or it would be silly. Therefore, one of the two nukes that were deflected to you would have been deflected back to me.

No, this is the answer. Upon deflection of the sole nuke back to me I would have been hit. Deflectors work once per attack.

[Spaced Cowboy]

No Jonny is correct. I remember one game where a turn was called ping-pong nukes for this reason.

[DrSpike]

I don't remember that, but if it happened it may have been early on before the convention I have described was put in place.

I call upon FG regulars from the golden age to weigh in.

[EPW]

I recall that DrSpike's rule was used in one of the NW games I played in.

[Jonny]

Turn 12 - Just Kill Them All

It was no secret that EPW had had some issues with nuking people; specifically, the people he targeted tended to be hiding in bunkers at the exact time he decided to strike. To hopefully avoid this issue, he implemented a new strategy: "Kill Them All." Albeit a bit slowly.

So it was that he launched 4 nukes, 1 each at every other nation remaining. And, true to form, success was mixed. DrSpike and Chaunk were bunkering, so those two nukes were nothing doing. LordShiva had built a new city, LocutusNova, that only lasted a few scant hours until being wiped out by EPW's nuke, resulting in the status quo for Shiva. Spaced Cowboy was working on a secret project, so he, unlike all the others, actually realizes a loss due to EPW's shenanigans.

The World As It Stands, Turn 12

Name
Cities
Snoopy369
Wasted
EPW
E, P, W
DrSpike
About, Time, Too
Krill
Wasted
Chaunk
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor, Adsfgaofigipaufglhsdnberg
Whoha
Wasted
LordShiva
Gramphos, MarkG, New Ming
Spaced Cowboy
Sign, Me, Up, Too

24 hours, for real this time, since I don't have two papers and an exam due this time.

[LordShiva]

GOD FECKIN DMANIT

[DrSpike]

Sent.

[Krill]

EPW is about to receive nukes from every surviving person, I think...