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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.gaming, Wesley Davis wrote:
> > I wouldn't go with the draft idea, unless it was minimal. If anything, • I'd say
> > class minus three inches. This would make big ships use boats, but allow • cutters
> > to pull right up next to the islands. Ports would of course be deep • enough for
> > anything up to a class 8 to pull up alongside.
>
> I really like the idea of using draught as a quality--it
> would slow down the really "big" ships in and amongst the
> islands, and allow maneuverability to mean something. But
> it also would give the cutters an advantage in getting to
> the treasure islands, which is extremely good for balance.
>
> Besides, if it were a "hazard" of getting too close to the
> island for a large ship, it would require some calculation--
> is the 1 in 6 chance of beaching (or whatever) worth that
> extra two inches of approach?
My biggest concern with adding draught is the added complexity for not that
much gain. I also don't want to encourage people to decide they're better
off running two cutters (which can easily explore twice as many islands)...
Actually, an easy way to make islands hard to approach by larger ships is to
put some offshore rocks (could be as simple as scattering some grey 2x2 and
2x4 bricks, or you could build little 3-10 piece rocks).
In general though, as Larry has mentioned, the islands are so close together
that making it even harder to maneuver large ships will detract from the
game rather than improve it.
Frank
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| (...) I really like the idea of using draught as a quality--it would slow down the really "big" ships in and amongst the islands, and allow maneuverability to mean something. But it also would give the cutters an advantage in getting to the treasure (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-04, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates)
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