tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post8656861834299701943..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Is Smaller Really Bigger?Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-58909098792940825672017-01-08T18:52:22.605-04:002017-01-08T18:52:22.605-04:00Thanks Dale. I have seen pictures of the mat and h...Thanks Dale. I have seen pictures of the mat and have played on others of their mats and they are good quality. Alas, beyond my budget for the foreseeable future.<br /><br />As an aside, I was thinking just the othef day that your blog has not been showing up on my reading list for sometime, a gkitch thst happens all often, so thank you for the link. Love the wooden soldiers!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-88772588778212563312017-01-08T15:35:19.025-04:002017-01-08T15:35:19.025-04:00Interesting to read this right when I am pondering...Interesting to read this right when I am pondering the same sort of issues. I want to scale my game to skirmisher (in a square grid), but every time I think about simply declaring the figure scale is 1:1 and not 1:20, I cannot stand the thought of not extending out the range, etc. To me, changing the figure scale almost seems to require a change in ground scale, which in turn affects ranges and time. Sort of like zooming a microscope in and out.<br /><br />By the way, although it seems you are set for you grid boards, Cigar Games has started producing a subdued 6" square grid on their gaming mats. The first was Grasslands (branded with Tin Soldiers in Action) and they now have quite a number of others. Thought you might like to know. I have a picture of one mat in this post: http://daleswargames.blogspot.com/2016/11/test-battle-for-tin-soldiers-in-action.htmlDalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667428218897971037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-67597340395216026872017-01-08T14:02:09.721-04:002017-01-08T14:02:09.721-04:00I am aiming to have it both ways with the medieval...I am aiming to have it both ways with the medieval/fantasy armies by fielding allied contingents of around, ohhh 12 stands apiece :) Fills on shelf and makes the big battle possible.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-14002761953925624832017-01-08T13:43:49.616-04:002017-01-08T13:43:49.616-04:00Strangely I'm finding that the bigger my armie...Strangely I'm finding that the bigger my armies get the higher the proportion of 12 element DBA battles I play. On the other hand, I like setting up the large armies on the table and looking at them!Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-15845948567202386832017-01-08T13:27:37.357-04:002017-01-08T13:27:37.357-04:00That 3*6 figure base choice was a close runner up ...That 3*6 figure base choice was a close runner up for me, in fact some of the units on the shelf are still on those test bases. I use the 60mm square bases for other projects and the idea of standard or common base sizes appeal, both in terms of logistics and staandard terrain design but the real decision point was that I would need to add about 100 more 40mm figures to fill out the OB!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-44610570142743826132017-01-08T11:12:53.502-04:002017-01-08T11:12:53.502-04:00Running the two games over days, you are probably ...Running the two games over days, you are probably at a point of real decision. My own inclination would be to have the bigger unit and the bigger square and it appears though a shorter game, you enjoyed it more.<br /><br />For basing in 28mm, I have moved to 6 figures (in two ranks of three) on a 50mm wide by 40mm deep base - this gives me 3 base units with a frontage of 150mm (6") when in line and is enough to look 'unit like' and the infantry are close enough to each other to create a sense of mass.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com