Quote:blackaeronaut wrote:Dear sir, I happen to be a member of the American League, and I am well versed in its, dare I say, needlessly Byzantine collection of rules. Personally, I do prefer to play with the Chicagolander Standards, though I like to start with a Cowtown Gambit or a Big D Opening (hometown preference, don't you know), but I thought, in the spirit of international relations, that I'd stick with the World League conventions. American League is often considered silly by European standards, and rather than try to claim victory on some ruling that none of the other leagues use, I thought it simply good sportsmanship to start on a generally accepted set of rules. Admittedly, the World League rules do include some rather convoluted bylaws, but most honorable players leave off of such strategies like the Trans-Siberian Bait and Switch without the establishment of house rules. And I think we're all honorable players here.
.... I'm just gonna stand over here and let this play out instead of even attempting to wrap my head around this and wind up looking like an idiot. :p
(It's the old failsafe, y'see... if you're out of your depth, let the other guys go first and watch what happens.)
(EDIT: That said, I'm learning rather quickly. Thanks, Bob.)
EDIT2: *Comes back, significantly more educated than before.*
Shame on you people, starting a game without even explaining what you were up to. And I thought you Brits were supposed to be chivalrous. Not that there's really anything left to explain anyhow. And you did say that he was being rather unsporting...
That aside, don't belittle the American League so harshly. Just because we have far more systems to take into consideration - just the Chicagolander Standards are enough to fill a volume unto themselves! But really, it's not that bad. I mean, I've been to Japan, and if you think we're bad, they're absolutely nightmarish - and that's without even touching on their time differential.
Ebony the Black Dragon
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