> I´m currently re-reading the HQ2 Extended Contest rules and what i´m missing is a definition of what exactly an action is (in an exchange).
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> The rules say that an Extended Contest is a series if Simple Contests.
Yes, though I wouldn't consider them fully framed and all.
> So it seems an action in an exchange is a "subgoal", hopefully leading to the big goal (=the prize you are going for) of the contest.
Hopefully the long example of an extended contests gives you an idea of what an exchange might be.
> Can exchanges carry over consequences in terms of modifiers, like position for instance ?
> I mean could you go tactical, try to accomplish one thing in the first exchange and work with the benefit in the next?
> Or are tactics something that is part of the framing of the Contest only ?
Sounds plausible.
And often you may want to shift to a new ability depending on such changes.
David Dunham
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