Re: Adjudication Question

"Peter J Richardson" <[email protected]> Sat, 6 Nov 2004 11:49:50 -0000
Newsgroups gmane.games.diplomacy.cat23.gm
Message-ID <00c801c4c3f6$bea3e640$4394fd3e@oemcomputer>
I'd say before the 2000 rules came out that that the support order without the coast specified is not only valid,
but MORE correct that the support order with a coast specified which is extraneous information intended to get an
extra advantage that was not supported by the rules.

Regards
Peter


----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Kuehn" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [CAT23-GM] Adjudication Question


>
> Libby wrote:
> >Is the support order valid?
> >
> >F MAO support F W MED to Spain
> >F W MED to Spain (SC)
>
> What would be the grounds for ruling it invalid?  F Wes cannot move
> to the other Spanish coast, so there is no facial ambiguity to the
> support order.  If F MAO was intending to give any support for that
> unit's move to Spain, it could only be to Spa(sc).  The actual move
> specified the correct coast explicitly.  You'd have to be a True
> Perfectionist to rule this support invalid.
>
> The reverse case would be more interesting, since F MAO could move to
> either coast, and the owner of F Wes could well care a great deal
> which coast was meant.  Personally, I would rule the support valid
> without a coast designator, as well, but at least there is a
> colorable argument.
>
> I don't see any dispute in the case you present.  It is valid.
>
> -Adam
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