Boards 58 and 78 - Remarkably Similar, Yet Totally Different?

[DWPetros]

So, when are the first pair of boards going to be released?

In truth, the boards are merely drafts of 'things that could be'...

 

[Justiciar]

In truth, the boards are merely drafts of 'things that could be'...

You have some very nice concepts there, I for one hope to see them come to be.

 

[Perry]

You have some very nice concepts there, I for one hope to see them come to be.

Don has lots of great ideas, and I hope we can effectuate some down the road.

 

[BigAl737]

No. The Elves couldn't keep up with Don's production rate. "Prioritize!" they said. "Get Stuffed!" he said. Negotiations were... difficult.

Them are those angry elves. The elves I work with are happy.

 

[Tuomo]

Don has lots of great ideas, and I hope we can effectuate some down the road.

"Effectuate".

Who here's a Key Grip? You. Hit that guy in the face, really f*cking hard!

 

[Tuomo]

Them are those angry elves. The elves I work with are happy.

Your guys don't work for Don.

"Hey, it took all night but we finally finished those last batch of 25 boards Don sent!"

"Dude. Check your email"

"PETROSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

[von Marwitz]

Your guys don't work for Don.

"Hey, it took all night but we finally finished those last batch of 25 boards Don sent!"

"Dude. Check your email"

"PETROSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Working for the Don is said to have its delicacies: If hesitant, it is said, they might receive a visit by Luigi with two buckets of fresh cement and an invitation to sleep with the fishes...

von Marwitz

 

[DWPetros]

Working for the Don is said to have its delicacies: If hesitant, it is said, they might receive a visit by Luigi with two buckets of fresh cement and an invitation to sleep with the fishes...

von Marwitz

 

[wrongway149]

There is a big difference between the two: Namely, the 'peripheral' terrain. Place another half-board along the A or GG edge of 78, and you can see many other possibilities, with the smaller hill actually becoming less important to the action. Both 'Ambush on South Knob' and 'The First Virtue' kind of tease that idea a little bit, but I have some others in the oven that will feature the peripheral terrain a bit more prominently.

 

[BigAl737]

Your guys don't work for Don.

"Hey, it took all night but we finally finished those last batch of 25 boards Don sent!"

"Dude. Check your email"

"PETROSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I’m not sure who we work for. Every so often they throw back the bolt, crack the door, and throw in some moldy bread and curd but I never get a chance to see who they are

 

[Will Fleming]

Sounds like a great idea for an action pack. Perhaps 2 double wide type boards (4 geo type in total) with matching scenarios. Would up the costs a bit, but provide quite a bit of 'action' I would think.

 

[ReggieRed]

"Effectuate".

Who here's a Key Grip? You. Hit that guy in the face, really f*cking hard!

That's what this board needs...more Tropic Thunder references.

 

[wrongway149]

You made me take them out...

While might look similar at first glance, I believe, they "play" differently. Probably, bd58 is the more useful one of the two.

Bd78 is just one of those hill-boards with a few level 3 Locations, that might be the "obvious" places to put some long range weapons or to cut down on blind hexes - with not much rally terrain around.

Bd58 has a larger level 3 area - inclusive of woods in non-crest locations which will very likely make them safe rout havens in many many board configurations. You can build very hard to tackle "king of the hill" positions on this one especially provided with a couple of fortifications (Trenches might work especially well together with the gullys there).

von Marwitz

Actually I find board 78 the more useful of the two. Reason: more peripheral terrain. 58 has only a single use: A big hill. Board 78 has some woods on one end and some grain and orchards, etc. on the other. Expect to see these features in play in upcoming scenarios

 

[Tuomo]

Here's a done-up-right version of Don's sketch above. It will be submitted to MMP for their consideration.

 

[jrv]

It needs slopes.

JR

 

[Paul M. Weir]

It needs slopes.

JR

I prefer more cowbells.

 

[Perry]

It needs slopes.

JR

It needs scenarios.

 

[Honza]

It needs publishing.

 

[DWPetros]

Designed to look a bit like the approaches to Teploye / Oklovatka (Kursk).

 

[JR Brackin]

Paddy fields (Chap W) on hills - there is a rule I will definitely screw up