Newbie Qn. re Press

Jim Burgess wrote:
> "Stan" <s_m RemoveThis @joncom.co.uk> writes:
>
>> Can somebody please give me a simple explanation as to how the press
>> definitions work?
>> I've read several newbie guides but I'm still confused.
>> For example:- what is the difference between W_P_ and
>> WGP_?
>
> Hi Stan, I'll let a press maven respond in greater detail. I think the
> only difference between W_P_ and WGP_ is the ability to send (in WGP_)
> anonymous broadcast messages that are not directly attributable to you.

Basically, but not quite. There are four places in the Press
setting WGPF. W = White, which means press from each Power is
identified by the Power which sent it, so if Russia writes to
Turkey, it will be labeled "Press from Russia to Turkey", and
a Russian Broadcast will be labeled "Broadcast from Russia".
The "G" in the list stands for "Grey" press (and yes it is
spelled with an 'e'). If Russia sends Grey Press to Turkey with
the command "Press to T Grey", Turkey will receive the letter,
but no sender will be identified. The "P" in the list means
that Partial-Press is enabled, so "Press to T" will work. If
there is a "-" in the third spot then partial-press is not
allowed. So, "WG--" means Broadcast press only, white or grey,
white by default, while "W-P-" means White press only, no grey,
partial and broadcasts allowed. The last spot "F" stands for
Fake press. It is seldom used, since the implementation on
the Judges is not especially useful, but if "F" is set, you
can send messages to one group but have them labeled as going
to someone else. So as England, you can send "Press to F fake
press to FG", and France will get a message from England that
looks like it was sent of France and Germany.

So the difference between W-P- and WGP- is that in the second
case you can send broadcasts or messages to one Power or a
group of Powers without the message telling the recipients
who sent it. In the first case any message you send will
be labeled as having been sent by your Power.

Eric.
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