... 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 ...
Map sucks
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
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
My God Malthus you have condemned your son to a lifetime of Grognard-dom. Has this place taught you nothing? :P
Colored are infantry? Are these mountains in Vietnam?
Is Carl already six? Wow.
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
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
No scribes allowed.... :ph34r:
reminded me North & South from early 90s :hmm:
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
:pinch:
Make sure he adds some white-on-black SS counters to the reprint.
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.
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.
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
:lmfao:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 05, 2012, 10:19:01 AM
That gag is about as old as as gags about Yi's unemployment.
Well, when you mention going to a war gaming convention in Sacramento, we'll consider retiring it.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 05, 2012, 06:43:43 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 05, 2012, 10:19:01 AM
That gag is about as old as as gags about Yi's unemployment.
Well, when you mention going to a war gaming convention in Sacramento, we'll consider retiring it.
Why the fuck would I want to go to Sacramento?
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 05, 2012, 08:33:07 PM
Why the fuck would I want to go to Sacramento?
To retire the meme?
:hmm: Speaking of old memes...
You know, Ed Anger buys wargames in bulk on a monthly basis, and not one of you niggers ever give him any shit for never playing them.
You faggots and your little favorites. Fuck you all. :mad:
Nobody would get it if somebody made a reference to Ed's war games. Besides, he's got plenty of memes already.
References to The Shining and The Boys From Brazil get old.