tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post2251688898450356483..comments2024-03-26T08:09:21.773+01:00Comments on Tiny Tin Men: Straight from the hipBart Vettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113805481100294725noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-27044262891296355432006-10-11T19:25:38.000+02:002006-10-11T19:25:38.000+02:00The game was especially fun because it reminded me...The game was especially fun because it reminded me again of our early SnV games, almost 10 years ago. And again, we had the Western soundtrack playing to add to the atmmoshpere.<br>The major change is that Shootist is now played on a hexgrid, but the hexes are only used for counting ranges of weapons and movement distances. The positioning of an indivudual figure w.r.t. cover is still done, such that line of sight is traced from figure to figure, not from hex to hex. But tracing LOS is easy to do, it's the measuring of range that takes a while. So, we kept all the flavour of being able to position your shootist right behinf a tree, a bush or fence, without losing the fast-playing style that comes with a hexgrid and that we have gotten used to.<br>Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-59550920504655160872006-10-11T17:41:34.000+02:002006-10-11T17:41:34.000+02:00Interesting. Stefan, Stephen and myself played a g...Interesting. Stefan, Stephen and myself played a game using the Napoleonic Companies rules that have been adapted from the Legends of the Old West set. It provided enough interest as the French lifted the supplies under the noses of the British Company that was out to buy them. As a result we have started painting up some Naploeonic skirmish units, and are in the process of adapting the rules into a set for use in the period 1701 to 1714.<br>Graham<br>GrahamKnoreply@blogger.com