tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post8996637308032543897..comments2024-03-16T20:21:09.769+11:00Comments on Grid based wargaming - but not always: AWI game and post deliveryPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-4828120973654766982016-10-18T21:14:14.201+11:002016-10-18T21:14:14.201+11:00I will try and get some close up photos this week....I will try and get some close up photos this week. Regards, PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-24385212379731072942016-10-18T01:00:18.973+11:002016-10-18T01:00:18.973+11:00It's good to see your Peter Laing AWI figures ...It's good to see your Peter Laing AWI figures in action again. In a future post, I was wondering if you could show sme closeups of your various Peter Laing units. There is a small group of Peter Laing enthusiasts that would love to see the PL AWI figures up close.jhnptrqnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011208263053721255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-21176585685444234092016-10-13T21:12:30.931+11:002016-10-13T21:12:30.931+11:00Yes, I think for Wargames, to err on the side of r...Yes, I think for Wargames, to err on the side of restriction (especially on a small table) creates more interesting nuances and is more tactically interesting. Wargamers mostly need a restraining hand on their shoulder because of that unrealistic all seeing eye that we have.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-77899544397063896362016-10-13T20:33:09.519+11:002016-10-13T20:33:09.519+11:00I initially limited the artillery from shooting di...I initially limited the artillery from shooting diagonally as on a smallish table they could dominate too much of the tabletop. I took the view if artillery were on a flank they should be limited to shooting at the opposition forces on that flank. This then led to the facing a square side and while abstract does seem to work for me so far with AWI. It has been a while since I wrote up an AWI game.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-54038568181316520992016-10-13T08:47:32.201+11:002016-10-13T08:47:32.201+11:00Sorry, I posted this over on AWI rules post by err...Sorry, I posted this over on AWI rules post by error - here it is again.<br /><br />The AWI interests me at the moment as I am trying to merge my ACW and Napoleonic rules to a more generic horse and musket set that will also cater for AWI. So I shot over to your rules. I like them. One thing does spring to mind (I discovered this when tinkering with square) ... I like the fact that artillery fire direct ahead at a width of 3 bases, this is exactly what I played around with, but there is a blind spot for artillery on the diagonal. Regardless of which square side they face, they cannot cast their fire to any distance along the diagonal. I thought a lot about this and could not get around it without also including a diagonal facing, which immediately meant more rules and an extra layer of visualisation for fields of fire. I could have gone to a fire lane 5 squares wide, but that just seemed to undermine other things.<br /><br />Your table is looking very smart and I look forward to an AWI AAR.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com