[Eddie Campisano]

In the Marine Corps the highest ranking field NCO was the company Gunnery Sargeant or "Gunny". They were almost always very charismatic and highly respected. They were a father figure to the men, including the officers. They were the most experienced Marines and also had the ability to command the company should all the officers be killed. I think the Army equivelant was the 1st Sargeant. In game terms this individual could be given the ability to boost morale and rally, or morale and rally could be negatively effected if this individual were killed. Or does LNL already take this effect into consideration?

Do the NVA have political officers (a chaplain equivelant)?

How about the effect of having a senior officer directing the battle from an overhead chopper? This could be either positive or negative. Positive in that he can see enemy out of the LOS of the ground commander; negative in that he adds to the confusion on the ground (false or confused reports of enemy sightings/intentions).

The use of special skill and event cards cards must really enhance the playability, and expansion, possibilities of LNL. Once I"ve seen the game rules and have played the demo I'm sure I'll have some ideas to "tweak" the game system.

Of course, we don't want to complicate the game or slowly turn it into another ASL. The aparant simplicity of LNL is what I find so attractive. It's a game you should be able to play and enjoy right out of the box!

Eddie Campisano