03-03-2018, 02:31 PM | #21 |
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Location: Milan, Italy
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Re: Using ODE and Minis in the same scenario
I ordered stuff and I will order more. I am not totally sold on the minis, though. Mainly for the stacking issue. I think minis are great for playing the basic scenarios on the Ogre map. When it cones to stacking on GEV map, I am worried. All the Ogres cound be minis, no problem. Fitting 5 heavy tanks in the sane hex is a problem and will not look good. Additionally, counters have stats. Mah, I do not know really if it is a good idea to use minis on gev maps. Maybe it would be better to use minis on full terrain scenarios. As soon as ks mini set 1 arrives here in Italy, I will let you know.
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03-03-2018, 03:19 PM | #22 |
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
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Re: Using ODE and Minis in the same scenario
This is why we need really nice neoprene style playmats of the basic Ogre and GEV maps, with say, nice 4" hexes ....
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03-03-2018, 08:14 PM | #23 | |
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Re: Using ODE and Minis in the same scenario
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...as badly as I want to make map at that scale. Augh, dilemmas!
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03-04-2018, 07:37 AM | #24 |
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Re: Using ODE and Minis in the same scenario
Which is why, 2 inch hexes are a workable, pragmatic compromise. Given what you can manage on the cardboard maps is often good enough, the 2 inch hex will cope with all but the edge cases e.g.: five Doppelsoldners in one hex, an edge case if I ever saw one.
I still think, in fact know, that it's possible to have a miniatures game that doesn't use hexes, but the rules would not be a simple port of the basic OGRE/GEV set to do so, as it requires using a different set of tools.
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03-04-2018, 09:17 AM | #26 |
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
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Re: Using ODE and Minis in the same scenario
My suggested 4" hex size was a bit of a wink and a nod ... 2" hexes would be perfect, and I'd buy those gladly.
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03-04-2018, 04:28 PM | #27 |
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Re: Using ODE and Minis in the same scenario
Just use a mini on top of however many counters you need to stack. Problem solved.
If you want something more elaborate, get some inch-wide poker chips, paint them black and white and glue classic counter graphics on top of them. This also allows you a nice option for hidden units. |
03-05-2018, 09:55 AM | #28 | |
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03-05-2018, 10:30 AM | #29 | |
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To take it to a logical extreme...it leaves me wondering [at least for the less-dense hexes, something like Heavy tanks, Light GEVs and Light Tanks if pill bases drilled for flight pegs would be workable. Put the mini on one base, then cut / glue / insert the pegs in such a way that they stack on one another. A mini with 3 bases (counting the one it's permanently mounted to) = a stack of 3. It still runs into the issue of "Too many minis, not enough hex", but not always as badly since it's sized to the figure.
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