40K Deep Thought: How Tight a Rulesystem?

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Hi folks, today I want to address one of the common topics you often hear of the Warhammer 40k, and other game systems - the issue of "tightness of rules". Lets see how valid and important this really is. Back in earlier editions (3rd for example) the 40k ruleset was a bit tighter that it is now. There were many abstractions to be sure (remember how area terrain worked), but overall the ruleset was fairly tight, and "the most important rule" arguments tended to come up...

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