From:	Jon Edwards <jonathan.edwards@*****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Shady Manager vs. Shady Manager
Date:	Thu, 9 Apr 1998 11:25:33 -0700

>I think playing SM on myself doesn't make sense. If you deploy a Runner like
>Thrash or Glitz etc. with Fame and you already played SM on yourself, you
>don't get any advantages from it. The earned fame-money remains the same and
>you paid 4 Y for the SM.


>The only advantage is : You are protected against
>foe-SM from other players.


Bingo! That last section is why one would do it. It's not about doing
unto others...it's about covering your own tail as only one shady manager
can be played on a player at a given time...consider it insurance....

As Loki pointed out though, in a Shady Manager war, all it takes is a Elven
Hitman or Even Steven (if you don't have one, a Friend-Of-A-Friend seems to
do the job pretty well if your opponent has an E.H. in play...) I actually
watched a couple of people I play with get in a mini-war over Shady
Managers. More S.M.'s died in that game than Runners! ;-)

Cheers,

Jon