I noticed that all four maps to be provided in this mod are not geomorphic at all. they only fit together in the one way shown in the "Sneak peek". Does that not limit players to some extent? Would it have been better to make that map feature on two double boards instead and include some standard size rough terrain geo boards?
When I came onboard the Korea project to do the maps, the question of how to do the boards had already been settled. Double-wide boards were not unheard of, but the prevailing sentiment was that this quad-board style would be better. I agree - the idea with these Korean hills is that there's always more hills beyond. And even if you use a double-wide board, you only have 20 hexes to go from Level 0 on one edge up to Level whatever (5 on these boards, IIRC) and back down to Level 0 on the far side. (in the A-GG direction, it's 33 hexes). It's actually not as much room as you'd think. Certainly better than a standard-width board, of course, but not as reminiscent of Korea as one might like.
But with the "hill geomorphic" style, two edges of the 8x22" map can go in the "more hills beyond" direction (as opposed to just one edge with a double-wide board), and that gives you more options. Shrug.
Was every battle fought in Korea fought on hills? Just wondering.
Nope! But the non-hill actions should be able to use existing boards. It's just that the system didn't have Korean-style hill boards, so that's what will come with the module.
Tom
