Brian Train - 02:04am Oct 31, 2002 PST (#1332 of 1332) "He was wont so to speak plain and to the purpose, as an honest man and a soldier." Here are your Op Whirlwind answers Mike: 1.) I see where Soviet regiments may only change modes during the last (Turn End) phase, and that this means they cannot be in Assault mode in the following (am) turn. I doubt you mean this, should I take it to mean that a Soviet rgt may not be in assault mode at night, therefore they may not change to assault in the prior turn end phase (pm), and that they can change to assault in the night turn end phase? Or am I just assuming something I shouldn't? ** I think you're reading something into this I did not intend. Soviet infantry regiments cannot adopt assault mode at night, but there is nothing to prevent them adopting assault mode in the Turn End phase (when there is no more fighting) in preparation for the AM turn. ** 2.) Do counterattackers get the night modifier, too? I've been playing that they did but wasn't sure. ** Yes, they do. ** 3.) Flipped Soviet units don't count for VP, right? ** No they don't since they are still on the map at the end of the game, not in the dead pile. ** 4.) Is there a Hungarian Reinforcement Phase on Turn One? I've assumed that the intent was no, even though the rules don't say otherwise. ** I played it without, but you could have Hungarian reinforcements on turn one if you wanted to swing balance a bit their way. ** 5.) Want to make sure I get the flipping of Hungarians right. Let's say Soviet player makes an attack, and somehow gets a "2" result. The Hungarians have three counters face-down. Let's say they're all recruits. The Hungarian player flips two of them over to absorb the two losses. Then what? Does he: a.) Counterattack with *only* the two units now face-up? b.) Have the option to flip the third unit up and counterattack with a strength of three. c.) Or is b mandatory? I've been playing b, just checking. ** b). All three Hungarians could counterattack, but b) is not mandatory. ** Like the game, having fun with it. ** Glad you're enjoying it! ** I don't find your Commie-bookstore story so unusual: sure they have to take Visa, I thought they could get into this sort of fairy-gold fiat money that's actually just a transfer of virtual "surplus values". Heh, the first Socialist I ever talked to was a stockbroker to make ends meet! Bob Avakian is the Maximum Leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party. He seems to be very good at this sort of rationalizing. Peter Schutze informs me that copies of Red Guard, my game on the Chinese Cultural Revolution, will shortly be in the hands of Boulder Games. Yay! I think you will find this one a little different, though.