RE: [Epic] Other mini rules (Semi OT)

From: Kelley, Kevin J., JCS <kevin.kelley_at_...>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 07:10:08 -0500

"TRACTICS" is one to one micro armour rules. You get to throw LOTS of
dice.

Kevin
 
> ----------
> From: Chris Miller[SMTP:ironstar_at_...]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 6:28 PM
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Subject: Re: [Epic] Other mini rules (Semi OT)
>
>
> >You've got to be careful, some games (like Command Decision) are
> >"divisional" level where one tank model = a PLATOON of tanks. That
> seems
> >king of silly to me. As far as WWII games, Easy Eight puts out one
> >called "Battleground" and there is a board game called "Panzer" which
> is
> >easily adapted to miniatures.
> >
> >I've been working on using EPIC for WWII fighting (grossly inaccurate
> as
> >it will be), if anyone's interested I'll post what I got.
> >
> > -- Aaron Day
> >
> --------->Some? Most other mini games have a representation other than
> 1:1
> (except naval games). Ancients are usually at least 5:1 or 10:1, a lot
> of
> more moderns do 1 mini = 1 platoon or squad. GW is unusual in this
> respect
> as all of their games are 1:1, even epic. If you had to have 1 mini on
> the
> table for every man in even a company level ww2 battle, it would get
> crowded
> real fast.
> I'll check out battleground. Is Panzer the old Yaquinto game? I
> used to
> have that...
>
> Chris Miller
>
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 19 1998 - 12:10:08 UTC

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