On Sun, 15 Mar 1998, Andrew Dynon wrote:

Ranma and the rest of the cast find out about a wargaming tournament in
Nerima and decide to enter and compete against each other (this means
there's a tournament that somebody other than Ranma might actually WIN).

Yep, sounds new to me. :)

1. Which army would each of the cast members choose to command?  This will be 
an ancient/medieval wargame, and anything pre-1500 AD can be used.  Knowledge 
of games such as DBM is helpful, but not necessary.  If possible, try to fit 
the armies/nations to the characters' personalities.

Hmmmmm ... important question here: Is the wargame set in Europe or Asia,
or specifically in Japan, or are we talking about something like RISK
where it's essentially conquer-the-world?
	Fact of the matter is, the game could be Shogun or something - and
Shogun *is* specific to feudal Japan.

2. Who do you think would do well or badly at this, and why?

Depending on who else is involved ... If bets are being taken, I'd put my
money on Nabiki; her cutthroat business sense could be a big asset. Also
Kunou Tatewaki, the descendant of samurai (something which frequently gets
overlooked in his characterizations), who probably - given his own
attention to his ancestry - has made some study of the arts of warfare on
other than a personal/individual level.
	Who'd do badly? Don't let Kasumi or Kodachi into the game unless
you want them to get walked on by practically everyone else. x.x Kasumi
*could* be a surprise, but I'm not going to wager on it ... and Kodachi is
just too nuts to stay in the game without either cheating, or just going
postal. (Erm ... my apologies to any diehard Kodachi fans out there.
^_^;;)
	Other possibilities: Soun and Genma, the shogi players. If either
of them is actually any good at shogi, that skill could extend to other
strategy-oriented games. Oh ... and Ranma *might* come out with a couple
of surprises if the game lasts long enough; give the guy/girl credit for
intelligence, if nothing else. :)

				Tim Miller
					trmiller@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us