chaosmanor wrote:
> Bombs: these have not been used in the several years that I've been
> playing this game. I think that they were added as a sort of
> "nuclear option", but I don't think they were ever used, or maybe
> only once? I asked about them 2-3 years ago, but can't remember the
> entire answer. Scout, why not just eliminate them from the Settings
> and Wiki and such, if they are never going to be used?
If one doesn't like one flag capture capturing adjacent flags as well,
one probably would hate the bomb rule as well. It was designed to break
a defensive position by being able to lob a bomb deep into enemy
territory and capture a square, whether or not you occupied an adjacent
square or not.
The bomb rule was not popular. As time went on and the game engine
evolved, I lost all confidence that the bomb rule would even work again
if activated. I should eliminate it from the settings and wiki just to
simplify matters.
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