Random Question Thread

[Last Hussar]

Wanted to put something, but didn't think it was worthy of an entire thread to itself, so thought I'd start this one for those quick questions.


Just finishing 3m50 of n gauge hedge, most of it in 10cm strips - about the same amount of wall to do (that flexible sponge stuff).  While given the caveat a wargamer never has enough of anything, do people think that will be adequate amount?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Course not, but it's a good start.

IanS

[Ithoriel]

Adequate for what?

1944CE Normandy - not nearly enough.

1944BCE Mesopotamia - way, way too much.

To determine how much you need get a suitable sized piece of string - that's how much you need

[Zippee]

No, unless you can grid your table into 4" square fields and line every bit of possible road or lane in both fence, hedge or wall you need more.

Also you'll definitely need more trees and more destroyers, these are things I've learnt you can never have too many of.

Strangely you don't see them all on the same table though. 

[fsn]

How big is you table?


I've got another one for you.

How big should I make an iron age village? I'm making my own earthworks. I'm thinking probably 2' x 2'.

[Last Hussar]

Usual 6x4 size - I can do a lot bigger, but not as wide if I use our Ikea dining table rather than Sunjester's, or a club board - its about 42"/102cm, by 6 feet, but 9 foot if I put the leaves in!  Given you only need 2 hedges per field - the adjacent fields provide the other 2 - I have enough for 18 10cm/4" square fields, so 3 x 6 = 1 foot by 2 foot.  Only another 22 square feet to do then!

2x2 should be plenty big enough or it will dominate too much- town fighting is slow and bitty, no matter what period

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

How big should I make an iron age village? I'm making my own earthworks. I'm thinking probably 2' x 2'.

You'd never get the 40-50 inhabitants in that space.

IanS

[Orcs]

As someone who has lots of terrain I can honestly say:-

"whatever you have, will on some occasions not be enough" and/or the right stuff.

I also prefer to have lots of similar stuff as it looks less "bitty" on the table, although I realiase real life is "bitty"

[fsn]

I'm not a fan of terrain that gets in the way. This is why I eschew the Viet Nam war. (Stereo)Typically too many trees that inhibit your ability to move figures for it to "look" right. 

[Sandinista]

String...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qNj-QFZbew

Cheers
Ian

[Tawa]

What if the Bird, really is the word.....?

[d_Guy]

  While given the caveat a wargamer never has enough of anything, do people think that will be adequate amount?

My random answer would be 27.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Not 42?

[Leman]

Probably too much for 1642AD and 216BC.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Extra olives, anchovies are good, hold the capers.