From:	Michael/Tamara Pease-Lorenz <treehugr@****.ON.ROGERS.WAVE.CA>
Subject:	Re: GAQS: Jim Nelson's reply to Brett Barksdale's post
Date:	Wed, 17 Sep 1997 07:00:17 -0400

Bull wrote:
> >If FASA doesn't want to take responsibility and
> >fix this problem, I guess that's ok. A bit disappointing, but okay.
> >
> What needs fixed. Other than hearing you whine (I apologize for saying
> that, but it's true.) about how bad you think this card sucks because it
> could send one of your runners home, I have yet to see a really solid
> arguement as to WHY the card is broken.

Hearing someone whine? He states his opinion <yes a little vehemently>
and because it is contrary to the main List admins it is whining? Hmmmm,
well let me put his concerns another way for you if you don't understand
them. GAQS is a single card that seems to be used differently by
virtually every player I have met, and most ppl on this list have their
own definition for its play. <just re-read the posts>
That is a problem. He was upset with the "interesting" response from
FASA, that did not really answer the main question more then it said,
"Don;t Rule Monger".
I have sifted through all the GAQS posts being that I started this and
out of at least 20 messages there has little consensus on this card.
That is until this recent bandwagon not to "dis the FASA guys drove by".
Why did they ban or retool half the cards in Magic<tg>? Because of
confusion or usefulness reasons. This card and the timing issues of this
game are shrouded in a cloak of confusion that still mystifies players,
heck just read the last post on the subject.
While I am not casting stones at Fasa, I would suggest that in the next
edition, that they add a single page in the rulebook on the proper
playing of Stingers, and perhaps retool a few of the cards. Otherwise
this is a very entertaining game.

This is just a woman's point of view.

Tamara