Positions
Sets
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As the rules were concocted after the board was designed just to 'look' futuristic, there are several sets: one involves being able to move several small four-square 'attack boards' with pieces on them to different clipped-on positions on the the three main boards in lieu of a move.
Source: Variant Chess -
Huston's film sets the scene with shots of the broad Liri Valley where the town is located, then shows with maps the roads that lead into the town and the major German positions in the town and in the mountains around it. U.S.
Source: Film / The Battle of San Pietro -
The military entirely ignores available high ground and sets up their fighting positions at the lowest point on the map, without so much as placing even lookouts or snipers or artillery observers on nearby high points.
Source: Hollywood Tactics
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