The stage is set for this chance encounter

The Players:
Side A: Army Patrol
Veteran - Will Kennard
Yahkee - Jeff Miller
NCO - Richard Eichenlaub

Side B: Ex-guerillas
Texas - Ed Becker
Lightning - Tim Baker

Side C: Outlaws
El Jefe - James Sulzen
Drifter - Marshall Collins

Turn 1 notes:

Segment 4:
El Jefe and Drifter each draw 1 Delay card for El Jefe entering Drifter's hex
El Jefe: 2 delay
Drifter: 0 delay

Segment 5:
Veteran aim at hex G-F16 instead of Texas: no LOS, closest hex to intended target

End of turn:
El Jefe delay reduced from 2 to 1
Veteran has 2 Aim Points on G-F16
Drifter has 2 Aim Points on Veteran

Next deadline: turn 2 due Monday, October 18 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 2 notes:

Segment 1:
Texas loses his Head counter: executed foot action other than Turn

Segment 2:
Yankee draws 2 Delay cards for Slope hexside: 3 delay

Segment 3:
Veteran aim: 4 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +1 2H skill = 5/Range: 5 hexes, +1 Head, +0.5 Elevation /3 SD58 = 2
Yankee Run cancelled: delay

Segment 5:
Lightning aim: 4 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +0 2H skill = 4/Range: 5 hexes, +1 Head, +0.5 Elevation /4 W44 = 1
Veteran takes a BODY hit:
STUN4: 4 delay, -4 endurance
DROP: 4 delay
STAGGER: No Effect, Down
SERIOUS2: will draw 2 Fatigue cards at the beginning of each turn
Drifter aim: 6 Aim Markers, +0 card B3, +2 2H skill = 8/Range: 18 hexes, +0.5 Elevation, /4 W44 = 4
NOTE: Veteran still executes his Advance with no penalty. The penalties from the BODY hit take effect at the end of the segment.
Texas aims at hex G-J15: closest hex to intended target
El Jefe draws 1 Delay card for Sprint: 2 delay
Yankee Aim cancelled: delay

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 8 to 4
Veteran endurance reduced from 20 to 16
El Jefe delay reduced from 3 to 1
Yankee delay reduced from 3 to 1
Texas has 2 Aim points on hex G-J15
NCO has 2 Aim points on Lightning's body
LOS from NCO to Lightning attached: it's close but it's there

Next deadline: turn 3 due Wednesday, October 20 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 3 notes:

El Jefe yells, "Honbre! I be breathing hard! I am so out of shape!"

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 3 delay, -3 endurance

Segment 1:
NCO aim: 2 Aim Markers, +1 card 7, +0 2H skill = 3

Segment 2:
Lightning loses his Head counter: executed foot action other than Turn

Segment 5:
Texas aim: 0 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +1 2H skill = 1
Veteran Turn cancelled: delay
El Jefe Run cancelled: delay
NCO aim at G-J16: closest to intended target, Do Nothing not valid action for card 6

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 7 to 3
Veteran endurance reduced from 16 to 13
El Jefe delay reduced from 2 to 1
Yankee delay reduced from 1 to 0
Texas has 6 Aim points on hex G-J15
NCO has 2 Aim points on hex G-H16

Next deadline: turn 4 due Friday, October 22 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 4 notes:

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 2 delay, -2 endurance

Segment 2:
Yankee draws 1 Delay card for Sprint: 0 delay
NCO loses his aim on hex G-J16: executed foot action other than Turn

Segment 4:
Texas aims at G-I15: closest hex to intended target
El Jefe draws 2 Delay cards for Slope hexside: 0 delay
DROP: 1 delay (see teaching moment below)

Segment 5:
El Jefe Head Out cancelled: delay (See second note below)
NCO executes Jab with no effect: no LOS to target

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 5 to 2
Veteran endurance reduced from 13 to 11
El Jefe delay reduced from 2 to 1

Teaching moment: The card draws for El Jefe going up the hill are done in this order:
First card for Slope Hexside, this caused a DROP penalty. The next 3 cards resolve
the DROP. Finally the second card for the Slope hexside. In pbm and pbem, all penalties
are resolved fully the moment they happen. In the case of multiple penalties, such as
being shot, the penalties are resolved fully in the order they are listed on the Impact
Table. In this case, since all cards drawn were Delay cards, it really doesn't matter.
But there are situations when card draw order can make a difference. This was the easiest
way we came up with to make sure both players resolved penalties the same way in pbm.

Note: El Jefe played 5 time segments when he started with 1 delay. This is perfectly legal
and I will never question a turn like that. The extra actions are simply cancelled.

Also note: I noted aim on the board because the Aim Markers in the original Vassal module
are generic. Since the new version shows the character number on the Aim Marker, I will
no longer note aim in the "End of Turn" section.

We are slammed at work so in all likelihood all 3 turns next week will be about 2 hours
late. The deadlines will not change.

Next deadline: turn 5 due Monday, October 25 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 5 notes:

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 1 delay, -1 endurance

Segment 1:
Yankee aim: 0 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +0 2H skill = 0

Segment 2:
Texas aim: 2 Aim Markers (Xfer from G-I15), +0 card 7, +1 2H skill = 3
Drifter loses aim on Lightning: executed foot action other than turn

Segment 3:
Yankee Jab aim: 4 C45 W.F., + 1 BR skill = 5
Texas suffers a SIDE hit:
LIGHT1: Lose Aim (no effect)
Lightning loses his Head counter: executed foot action other than turn

Segment 4:
Texas Fanfire aim: 0 card B3, +1 1H skill = 1
NCO aim: 2 Aim Markers, +1 card 7, +0 1H skill = 3
Lightning takes a SIDE hit:
LIGHT4: 2 delay, -2 endurance

Segment 5:
Lightning Shoot cancelled: delay
Veteran Back Up cancelled: delay

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 3 to 1
Veteran endurance reduced from 11 to 10
El Jefe delay reduced from 1 to 0
Lightning delay reduced from 2 to 1
Lightning endurance reduced from 20 to 18

Next deadline: turn 6 due Wednesday, October 27 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 6 notes:

El Jefe must really be winded (NTR 1)

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 1 delay, -1 endurance

Segment 1:
Yankee aim: 0 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +0 2H skill = 0

Segment 2:
Lightning aim: 0 Aim Makers, +0 card 7, +0 2H skill = 0

Segment 5:
Lightning aim: 0 Aim Makers, +0 card 7, +0 2H skill = 0/Range: 4 hexes, +0.5 elevation = 4
Veteran gets 2 delay for Back Up while Down

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 4 to 2
Veteran endurance reduced from 10 to 9
Lightning delay reduced from 1 to 0

Note 1: It is not possible to score a hit with 0 aim. The card is still drawn in case
of a Misfire and subsequent gun damage.

Note 2: When playing a Defense (such as Duck) you must still name a target. I gave Yankee
a mulligan on this one since there was only one logical target.

Next deadline: turn 7 due Friday, October 29 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 6 notes:

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 2 delay, -2 endurance

Segment 3:
Drifter Cock W44 cancelled: no valid action available for this card

Segment 4:
Texas aim at G-F14: closest hex to intended target
El Jefe aim at G-H17: closest hex to intended target

Segment 5:
Veteran draws 2 Delay cards for Leap: 2 delay
Drifter loses his aim on hex G-I19: executed foot action other than Turn

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 6 to 3
Veteran endurance reduced from 9 to 7

Note: On segment 3 Drifter planned to cock his W44 after shooting at Lightning
on segment 1. However, he did not have LOS on segment 1. Hence the cancelled
action on segment 3.

Next deadline: turn 8 due Monday, November 1 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 8 notes:

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 0 delay, -0 endurance

Segment 5:
NCO aim: 0 Aim Markers, +1 card 7. +0 1H skill = 1

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 3 to 1

Next deadline: turn 9 due Wednesday, November 3 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 9 notes:

El Jefe is eerily silent (NTR #2)

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 2 delay, -2 endurance

Segment 3:
Yankee loses his aim on hex G-G14: executed foot action other than Turn

Segment 5:
Lightning aim: 4 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +0 2H skill = 4/Range: 3 hexes, /4 W44 = 0
NCO takes a BODY hit:
STUN4: 5 delay, -5 endurance
DROP: 1 delay
STAGGER: no effect (already Down)
SERIOUS2: will draw 2 Fatigue cards at the beginning of each turn

Drifter aim: 4 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +2 2H skill = 6/Range: 16 hexes, /4 W44 = 4
Misfire: Gun Jams!, gun now is unloaded and can't be fired until completely reloaded

NCO aim: 2 Aim Markers, +1 card 7, +0 1H skill = 3
Lightning takes a BODY hit:
STUN2: 3 delay, -3 endurance
SERIOUS1: will draw 1 Fatigue card at the beginning of each turn

Veteran Draw&Cock cancelled: delay

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 3 to 1
Veteran endurance reduced from 7 to 5
Lightning delay reduced from 3 to 1
Lightning endurance reduced from 18 to 15
NCO delay reduced from 6 to 3
NCO endurance reduced from 20 to 15

Note 1: NCO's STAGGER result is no effect as he was already Down due to a result
card drawn to resolve the STUN4. While penalties go into effect at the end of the
segment, in pbm all penalties are resolved completely at the instant they are
triggered.

Note 2: Texas can continue to aim at hes G-F14 even though he already has 8 points
on it. It neither gains nor loses him anything.

Note 3: There is nothing in the rules to suggest that NCO would lose his Head counter.
Had he STAGGERED he probably would have.

Note 4: There are 41 cards still remaining in the deck, 2 of which are Malfunctions.
When the last Malfunction is drawn, the deck will be immediately reshuffled.

Next deadline: turn 10 due Friday, November 5 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 10 notes:

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 2 delay, -2 endurance
Lightning draws 1 Fatigue card for SERIOUS1: 2 delay, -2 endurance
NCO draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 2 delay, -2 endurance

Segment 1:
Yankee aim: 2 Aim Markers, +1 card 7, +0 1H skill = 3
Texas loses his aim on hex G-F14: executed foot action other than Turn

Segment 5:
El Jefe aim: 4 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +2 2H skill = 6/Range: 19 hexes, /4 W44 = 4

Veteran Draw&Cock cancelled: delay
Yankee loses his aim on Lightning: no longer in LOS
NCO Cock/Aim/Shoot cancelled: delay

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 3 to 1
Veteran endurance reduced from 5 to 3
Lightning delay reduced from 3 to 1
Lightning endurance reduced from 15 to 13
NCO delay reduced from 5 to 2
NCO endurance reduced from 15 to 13

Next deadline: turn 11 due Monday, November 8 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 11 notes:

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 3 delay, -3 endurance
Lightning draws 1 Fatigue card for SERIOUS1: 0 delay, -0 endurance
NCO draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 2 delay, -2 endurance

Segment 2:
Texas aim: 2 Aim Markers, +2 card 5, +1 1H skill = 5

Segment 5:
El Jefe aim: 2 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +2 2H skill = 4/Range: 18 hexes, +1 Head = 19

Veteran Draw&Cock cancelled: delay
NCO Cock/Aim/Shoot cancelled: delay

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 4 to 2
Veteran endurance reduced from 3 to 0
Lightning delay reduced from 1 to 0
NCO delay reduced from 4 to 2
NCO endurance reduced from 13 to 11

Next deadline: turn 12 due Wednesday, November 10 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 12 notes:

Segment 0:
Veteran draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 0 delay, -0 endurance
Lightning draws 1 Fatigue card for SERIOUS1: 0 delay, -0 endurance
NCO draws 2 Fatigue cards for SERIOUS2: 1 delay, -1 endurance

Segment 1:
Yankee loses his aim on Texas: no longer in Aim Zone

Segment 2:
Yankee Aim cancelled: see note below

Segment 3:
Lightning aim: 4 Aim Markers, +0 card 7, +0 2H skill = 4/Range: 3 hexes, /4 W44 = 0
NCO takes a VITAL hit: Killed

El Jefe loses his Head counter: executed foot action other than Turn

Segment 5:
Texas aim: 0 Aim Markers, +1 card 7, +1 1H skill = 2
Yankee takes a GUN hit:
STUN4: 8 delay, -8 endurance
LOSE AIM: lose aim on hex G-I15
GUN HAND: C45 drops in hex, fires harmlessly
SERIOUS1: will draw 1 Fatigue card at the beginning of each turn
GUN ARM4: will subtract 4 from aim for any shot using GH or BH

End of turn:
Veteran delay reduced from 2 to 1
Veteran first turn with more delay than endurance
Yankee delay reduced from 8 to 4
Yankee endurance reduced from 20 to 12

Teaching moment: Execution of an action is determined at the time the card is revealed. The first execution listed for Yankee's aim was to aim at Texas. At the time the card was revealed Texas was a valid target. However, by time the action was executed Texas had left his Aim Zone. This is another situation where "AOE" would have helped. As Texas is a lower character than Yankee, he revealed his Run and announced he would be moving out of Yankee's Aim Zone before Yankee's aim action was revealed.

Next deadline: turn 13 due Friday, November 12 at 4pm EST/9pm UTC

Two soldiers are dead and the other passed out, but more are on the way

Turn 13 notes:

Segment 0:
Yankee draws 1 Fatigue card for SERIOUS1: 2 delay, -2 endurance
Lightning draws 1 Fatigue card for SERIOUS1: 0 delay, -0 endurance

Segment 2:
Texas aim: 0 Aim Markers, +0 Fanfire, +1 1H skill = 1
Yankee takes a CRIT hit: Killed

Lightning Cock W44 cancelled: weapon already cocked, no target for aim

Segment 4:
El Jefe aims at C2: closest target to his intended (Yankee)

Segment 5:
El Jefe loses his aim on C2: no longer in LOS

Points as of now:
Veteran: 0 Passed Out
Texas: +2 Killed Yankee
El Jefe: 0
Yankee: -8 Killed
Lightning: +2 Killed NCO, +1 Knocked Out Veteran
Drifter: 0
NCO: -8 Killed

Remember, if you're on the board at the end of turn 20: Captured -4
If you exit the board by the end of turn 20: Run Away -2

Next deadline: turn 14 due Monday, November 15 at 4pm EST/9pm UTC

Turn 14 notes:

Segment 0:
Lightning draws 1 Fatigue card for SERIOUS1: 2 delay, -2 endurance

Segment 5:
Lightning Advance cancelled: delay

End of turn:
Lightning delay reduced from 2 to 1
Lightning endurance reduced from 13 to 11

Next deadline: turn 15 due Wednesday, November 17 at 4pm EST/9pm UTC