Nick, et al:

Check this out. A plane in the following game became an automover and subsequently moved off the game board. Eventually, the side the automover was on prevailed in the game and was awarded the victory.

See:

http://www.youplay.it/play/bm_GameMove.asp?GameID=193306&UserID=Meat_

Consequently, this automoving plane was "awarded" three "Game Points" for merely being on the "winning" side.

Note, however, two of the pilots on the "losing" side, as they were shot down, received a "-1" for as Game Points in that game, even though they made all of their moves timely.

Moreover, an automover on the losing side was not penalized for moving off of the wrong side of the game map, retiring "dishonorably," and received Zero Game Points, instead of losing a game point for improperly retiring.

Does not seem fair that an automover gets more "Game Points," or fails to lose a point for improperly retiring, than a pilot who flies until they get shot down or the game ends.

Accordingly, I think that the Game Points Awarded in League play should be modified in some fashion to account for automovers.

Such as, if a League Game ends, and a pilot is considered an automover at the end of that game, that pilot is, by default, given Zero Game Points, even if earlier in the game they shot down opponent(s), were on the winning side, etc., or -1 Game Points if they were in fact shot down at some point during that game.

Also, a plane that does not retire "honorably," whether automoving or not, should be treated as if they were shot down for Game Point purposes and given a -1 for that game.

Just some observations and suggestions.

Meat

P.S. I actually "won" the above-listed game and was awarded 4 Game Points, so I am not posting these comments as a result of sour grapes. I am merely trying to defend the opposing pilots who fought and should not have the indignity of seeing an automover get three points while they get -1 points.

M

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