Subject:
|
Re: NELUG BrikWars questions...
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.org.us.nelug
|
Date:
|
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:48:43 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
708 times
|
| |
|
|
Shaun Sullivan <sullis3@mit.edu> wrote in message
news:396DC382.50CAF88F@mit.edu...
>
> Double Yikes!
>
> We've typically set up our games so that each player fields abut 300-400 • or so
> *points* worth of troops, equipment, etc. - which means one of us could • use 60 or
> 80 troops, if we were willing to forego weapons, vehicles, and the little • fun
> devices of mass destruction. As it is, with typically 15-20 troops per • player, we
> usually only finish about 4 or 5 turns over the course of the day.
>
> Though if you typically moved troops in squads or 5 or 10, and only broke • them up
> when they were in combat situations, using more might be veeerrrryyy • interesting!
>
> -s
Good Idea, you're right, could be very interesting indeed. I wonder how long
it would take to finish a Mass Wargame of 200+ troops. I like the idea of a
semi-realistic napoleanic Wargame. Bring the cannons, bring the cavalry,
bring the massed troops, but leave the unrealistic stuff at home. But that's
just me. We'll see how it actually turns out.
- Joe
US Marines- The World is My Playground
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: NELUG BrikWars questions...
|
| (...) You know, a funny thing I've noticed, is that once all the players are pretty comfortable with the game, they take about the same amount of time to finish a turn whether they have 10 or 100 troops. Each person has a certain amount of tolerance (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: NELUG BrikWars questions...
|
| (...) Double Yikes! We've typically set up our games so that each player fields abut 300-400 or so *points* worth of troops, equipment, etc. - which means one of us could use 60 or 80 troops, if we were willing to forego weapons, vehicles, and the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
|
13 Messages in This Thread:
 
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
