tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post8258123220294241496..comments2024-03-22T10:01:23.989+00:00Comments on Wargaming for Grown-ups: There's something fishy going on.Trebianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-58188415923464700182019-09-03T19:00:15.714+01:002019-09-03T19:00:15.714+01:00I do believe you are right, although I might plump...I do believe you are right, although I might plump for "Battle for Wargamers" as the publicationTrebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-71423113938991733982019-09-03T18:49:35.536+01:002019-09-03T18:49:35.536+01:00Back in the early to mid 1980s, I remember either ...Back in the early to mid 1980s, I remember either Mil Mod or Miniature Wargames running a couple of articles on what seems quite a recent conflict, Wargaming The Cod War which you might find interesting to track down. Mark, Man of TINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485063133593455522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-85013070983997959222019-09-03T17:30:56.597+01:002019-09-03T17:30:56.597+01:00You are probably right. Be interesting to try.You are probably right. Be interesting to try.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-56713542357529244822019-09-03T17:03:09.004+01:002019-09-03T17:03:09.004+01:00I don't think there would be any unreachable z...I don't think there would be any unreachable zones, rather the eight possible 'areas' into which you could move would overlap.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-21599711032651971892019-09-03T16:00:03.110+01:002019-09-03T16:00:03.110+01:00The only issue would be that there are dead zones ...The only issue would be that there are dead zones where you can't sail, I would guess. You'd need to try it out. And yes, Martin did change to a hex cloth for the latest version.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-1873175855620429932019-09-03T14:27:52.970+01:002019-09-03T14:27:52.970+01:00My memory of Hammerin Iron (A COW long ago) was th...My memory of Hammerin Iron (A COW long ago) was that the tessalation aspect didn't matter as they were just a convenient method of avoiding having to measure move distances and turning circle templates. Didn't Hammerin Iron v2 go over to a conventional hex grid?Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-12315700544515816922019-09-03T13:30:18.375+01:002019-09-03T13:30:18.375+01:00Possibly. Not sure of the impact of them not tesse...Possibly. Not sure of the impact of them not tessellating. It would be worth a try.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-14049768738429614752019-09-03T11:47:21.032+01:002019-09-03T11:47:21.032+01:00I wondered if the Hammerin Iron approach would hav...I wondered if the Hammerin Iron approach would have worked better with octogons.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-60945047406197169012019-09-03T11:25:36.286+01:002019-09-03T11:25:36.286+01:00Hex grids seem to be the "go to" solutio...Hex grids seem to be the "go to" solution for naval games. I quite liked squares done in the style of SPIs Fighting Sail, - 2 points to move orthogonally, 3 diagonal, with 8 sailing directions. The "free hexes" in the style of Hammerin' Iron II works well too.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-13048636257527423202019-09-03T09:45:30.555+01:002019-09-03T09:45:30.555+01:00Looks like a load of fun...hexes sounds like an in...Looks like a load of fun...hexes sounds like an interesting idea too.Jim Jackamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.com