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Started by Malthus, March 01, 2012, 09:38:10 AM

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Malthus

March 01, 2012, 09:38:10 AM
... and it actually sorta works. I was very surprised.

He called it "Big Mountain Battle".

The materials were:

- 1 egg carton

- 12 dice (4 red, 4 green and 4 white)

- 2 little plastic toy cannons

The rules were:

there are two teams - the reds and the greens. The playing board is the egg carton, turned upside-down. The 12 egg compartments (the "mountains") are flat on top; each holds 1 dice.

Each player gets 4 colored dice, 2 white dice and a toy cannon. Roll all the dice together. Then, you carefully place each dice on a "mountain" on your half of the egg carton.

The colored dice are "infantry" and they (and only they) attack. They can attack by moving one mountain in any direction. The white dice are "cavalry" and they can add their points to any of your coloured dice. The cannons sit off each end of the egg carton. They fire at enemy troops each turn, and do 3 points of damage.

Battle works this way. Player 1 moves, at his choice, up to two cavalry to add to infantry (cavalry can move any number of mountains over to add to infantry). Player 2 then fires his cannon, taking 3 points from any one enemy dice he wants. Player 1 then attacks, or moves (if he wants) by moving one of his infantry, or infantry + cavalry, to an enemy mountain (if attacking) or in any case 1 mountain in any direction. You subtract the value of the defender from that of the attacker, if attacking. Any individual dice reduced to 0 is removed as killed. Then it is player 2's turn.

Anyone who reaches the enemy's end of the egg carton blows up their cannon. Winner is the player with pieces left.

When you are done, you can put the pieces in the egg carton for storage.

I haven't actually play-tested this game, but I was very impressed that he came up with it ...
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PDH

#1
March 01, 2012, 10:01:07 AM
Map sucks
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Malthus

#2
March 01, 2012, 10:05:01 AM
Quote from: PDH on March 01, 2012, 10:01:07 AM
Map sucks

Well, it isn't saying much, but it was better than EU's.  :P
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garbon

#3
March 01, 2012, 10:34:13 AM
Quote from: Malthus on March 01, 2012, 10:05:01 AM
it was better than EU's.  :P

You might be too close to be objective. :P
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#4
March 01, 2012, 10:48:12 AM
My God Malthus you have condemned your son to a lifetime of Grognard-dom.  Has this place taught you nothing?  :P
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#5
March 01, 2012, 11:22:56 AM
Colored are infantry? Are these mountains in Vietnam?

Neil

#6
March 01, 2012, 12:02:36 PM
Is Carl already six?  Wow.
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#7
March 01, 2012, 12:10:00 PM
Quote from: Valmy on March 01, 2012, 10:48:12 AM
My God Malthus you have condemned your son to a lifetime of Grognard-dom.  Has this place taught you nothing?  :P
He's raisinf a new generations CdM and doesn't even realize it :weep: :P
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#8
March 01, 2012, 12:36:09 PM
Quote from: HVC on March 01, 2012, 12:10:00 PM
He's raisinf a new generations CdM and doesn't even realize it :weep: :P

He can prevent that by actually playing the game.  :P
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#9
March 01, 2012, 01:34:32 PM
No scribes allowed....    :ph34r:

szmik

#10
March 03, 2012, 11:23:49 AM
reminded me  North & South from early 90s  :hmm:
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#11
March 03, 2012, 02:08:37 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 01, 2012, 12:36:09 PM
Quote from: HVC on March 01, 2012, 12:10:00 PM
He's raisinf a new generations CdM and doesn't even realize it :weep: :P

He can prevent that by actually playing the game.  :P
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#12
March 03, 2012, 02:29:35 PM
Make sure he adds some white-on-black SS counters to the reprint.
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#13
March 05, 2012, 10:19:01 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 01, 2012, 12:36:09 PM
Quote from: HVC on March 01, 2012, 12:10:00 PM
He's raisinf a new generations CdM and doesn't even realize it :weep: :P

He can prevent that by actually playing the game.  :P

That gag is about as old as as gags about Yi's unemployment.

Malthus

#14
March 05, 2012, 10:45:22 AM
Quote from: Valmy on March 01, 2012, 10:48:12 AM
My God Malthus you have condemned your son to a lifetime of Grognard-dom.  Has this place taught you nothing?  :P

I swear, it's genetic.  :D

I was very surprised - he came up with this totally on his own.
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