Ever drop something?

[Dog Soldier]

Ok, we have all seen over time games do strange things developers never intended.

But I have to say this is near the top of my list in decades of PC war gaming.

In The Winter is Coming Tournament, the Winter War scenario 046.Bengtskar Through the Dark Waters, the Soviets land at night on an island held by the Finns that has a strategic lighthouse on it. The plan was based on an infiltration, destruction of the lighthouse, and retreat before Finns response. Russian plans called for a night attack in bad weather.

My esteemed Soviet opponent managed to shoot one of the two lighthouse guards this turn in the unit shown below. This caused the searchlight, which I would assume is fixed on a stand high in the tower to be dropped! Even after the other remaining guard picks it up and puts it back into service, the search light loses 25% effectiveness. Get a new bulb?

The commander of the lighthouse defense in charge of the light house is glaring at the wounded guard. The commander of the lighthouse defense yells above the storm of battle noises in the dark, "I told you to clean the grease off your hands after your completed the weekly maintenance on the light!"

The wounded man game piece just frowns back.

Dog Soldier

Are you not entertained?